Warehouse Technician

WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN

Job Title – Warehouse Technician
Location – Swanley, Kent 
Salary – £25,000 - £30,000
Shift – Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm)

Job Role of the Warehouse Technician

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Technician to join a globally recognised material handling business at their Swanley Depot. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a company known for quality, innovation, and strong operational standards within the forklift and warehouse equipment sector.

The successful Warehouse Technician will play a key role in maintaining workshop and warehouse facilities, ensuring all trucks are prepared, compliant, and available for collection. This is a hands-on position suited to someone organised, proactive, and ready to hit the ground running in a busy depot environment.

Sector – Warehouse / Material Handling

Key Responsibilities of the Warehouse Technician

• Ensure a consistent and safe working environment is maintained across workshop and warehouse facilities.
• Make sure all trucks are available for collection, completing pre- and post-inspections and reporting issues before delivery drivers arrive.
• Unload and distribute parts deliveries to engineers, resolving any anomalies.
• Charge electric trucks and top up batteries to prevent operational delays.
• Load and unload products, maintaining accurate records and receipting goods onto the system.
• Manage storage and racking, ensuring efficient space utilisation and clear identification of stock.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in line with 5S principles.
• Support workshop activities including driving, jump-starting, steam cleaning trucks, and processing parts returns/scrapping.
• Follow company procedures for FLT collection and delivery, including goods receipting and record maintenance.
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure efficient collection and delivery of products.
• Support the Asset Controller during peak demand and periods of absence.
• Assist with scrapping, removal, and processing of reusable parts from end-of-life forklift trucks.

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Warehouse Technician

• Warehouse Experience

Requirements of the Warehouse Technician

• Material Handling or Logistics experience

Desirable Requirements

• FLT Licence (beneficial).
• Engineering or mechanical appreciation (beneficial).
• Experience within a workshop or material handling environment.

The Warehouse Technician will benefit from:

• Working for a market-leading global organisation.
• Salary of £25,000 - £30,000.
• Overtime availability and occasional on-call work paid at overtime rates.
• 25 days holiday allowance.
• Pension and company benefits package.
• Stable Monday–Friday working pattern (40 hours per week).