Forklift Driver

Are you someone who has strong forklift operating skills and a good understanding of warehouse processes?

Then here an amazing opportunity for you to join the Belgotex Team!

About the Company

Belgotex is Africa’s leading carpet and artificial grass manufacturer. As a soft flooring specialist we design, make, and distribute high-quality broadloom and modular carpets with custom solutions available to the commercial market. Our extensive product portfolio includes luxury and specialist vinyls and artificial grass.

Corporate Values:

• Better Together: We believe that people inspire greatness. It takes a team to achieve our world class standards and we can’t do any of this alone.
• We Tread Softly: We are a recognised world leader for sustainability practices, asking less of the planet in all that we do.
• Deep Focus: We are on a journey of vertical growth to deliver specialised flooring solutions to Africa and the world.
• Curiosity: True innovation starts with a desire to explore and achieve the unimaginable.
• Courage: We’re not afraid to ask big questions, even if it means asking more of ourselves.

Purpose of this Role:

Outbound plays a crucial role in supporting a company’s logistics and distribution efforts. This role is perfect for an individual who is passionate about operations, takes pride in precision, and thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. As a Forklift Driver in the Outbound department, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and efficient movement of goods, preparing orders for dispatch, and maintaining the smooth flow of daily outbound activities.

Key Accountabilities and Outputs:

• Checking and completing of all sales order on the D365 scanner ,by picking the correct material for each customer.

• Ensuring that all sales are picked and staged correctly

• Loading of all orders into relevant trucks/trailers and export container

• Maintain service levels and always following Safety procedures.

• Warehouse maintenance-put away cancelled sales orders back into stock.

• Grade 12 / Matric with a pass mark in Maths/Maths Lit and English is essential.

• Experience as a Forklift Driver is essential.

• Forklift license and experience is an added advantage.

• Understanding of Outbound logistics is highly advantageous.

• Good knowledge and understanding of ISO 90001 are advantageous.

• Must be able to work shifts.

• Must have good vision.

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001,18001 is an advantage.

• System and application knowledge e.g. 5S, CAMS

Competencies: Individual Contributor

Valuing Differences - Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas from diverse individuals.

Work standards - Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.

Planning and Organising - Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.

Continuous Learning - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.