Forklift driver

Where will you work?
In a company that makes ceramic pots.

All pots are handmade in the company on the request of customers from all over the world. Each pot is therefore exclusive and very valuable.

Your challenge;

• As a forklift driver, you will work on the kilns and take care of loading and unloading pots into large kilns. You do this by forklift. Given your experience, you can do this smoothly and carefully!
• You carry out quality checks and ensure that damaged pots go to repair or are rejected. You place the good pots in racks or metal cages up to three stories high.
• Help prepare the pots for shipping. They are packed with cardboard and foil and then strapped onto pallets.
• Of course, you are also responsible for the order and tidiness of the production halls, so sometimes sweeping is required. Or sorting pallets.
• In the long term, you will have the opportunity to grow and start up and manage the entire furnace process. However, this is not in the first year.
• We bake 650 pots every week, and our oven team consists of one of the case managers and two forklift drivers.
• This is a very delicate and precise job, you will be taken through this process step by step.

For the first few weeks you are not going to be able to fill the ovens completely independently, obviously schedules, temperatures, types and models have to be taken into account here. You will start at the beginning, but we are looking for someone who can and wants to grow quickly to learn this complex job.

The company has a culture of hard work, with a heart for the business and a passion for the product!

You start at 8am and at 4.30pm you go home feeling satisfied: the customers can rest assured, their pot is waiting for them in one piece

• A strong body: there will be some lifting and pushing involved. In the beginning, you will drive the forklift for about 4-5 hours a day. This is in combination with preparing the pots for shipping. You also do a lot of getting in and out of your forklift or doing manual operations.
• Experience with a forklift is an absolute requirement. Having a certificate is not a must, this can be obtained internally. You must be able to drive smoothly, safely and efficiently.
• Respect for the product and your colleagues. Safety is very important, here you drive around with large pots that can fall over and break. A big difference from moving a fixed pallet.
• You can move around independently by bike or car. You cannot get here by public transport, there is no bus stop nearby. A bus for employees has been put in from Bruges station.
• Intention to do the job on a long-term basis: you are a stayer and motivated to grow in time.
• Knowledge of English, you will be joining a multicultural company.