Export Packer / Logistics Operative
Leeds • Bradford • Shipley • Otley • Keighley
Temp to Perm - £28,500 per annum
FLT / Crane Operations / Engineering drawings / Bespoke Warehouse Environment
I am working with my client based in West Yorkshire who require an Export Packer / Logistics Operative to join the business. The company designs, manufactures, and installs process capital equipment and is seeking a practical, hands-on individual who is confident working in a busy, industrial logistics environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Build packing cases and crates, ensuring all items are packed to international export standards.
• Prepare pallets, follow pick lists, and work from basic engineering drawings.
• Use basic hand and power tools confidently – e.g., chop saws & nail guns
• Operate forklifts, cranes, and other warehouse equipment to move and load goods safely.
• Load shipping containers and company vehicles, ensuring loads are secure and compliant.
• Work across a varied workflow – no two jobs are the same, and priorities may shift quickly.
• Maintain a clean and organised working area and support wider logistics and warehouse duties as required.
About You
• Previous experience as an export packer or in a similar industrial/warehouse environment.
• Comfortable using tools and undertaking hands-on, physical work.
• Experience with forklift and crane operations (tickets beneficial but training can be given).
• Able to read basic engineering drawings and work accurately from pick lists.
• Experience in vehicle loading and container loading is highly desirable.
• Carpentry or joinery experience is a bonus but not essential.
Benefits
• Varied, hands-on role with diverse daily tasks.
• Opportunities for training and upskilling.
• Competitive hourly rate depending on experience.
• Supportive, safety-focused working environment.
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
