Repair Operative

Pallet Repair Operative – Pontefract Salary: £28,685.81 + 20% shift allowance = £34,422.97 per year Shifts: Double Days, Mon–Fri (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm rotating weekly) Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Pontefract, WF8 4QD

Why join CHEP?

Competitive salary: £34,422.970 per year (inc. allowance)

Salary progression up to £37,336 per year

Quarterly production bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays (buy/sell options)

Enhanced pension (you 5%, CHEP 7.5%)

Share scheme (matched 1:1 after 1 year)

Life assurance, employee assistance & wellbeing apps

Everyday retail discounts platform

Free on-site parking

About the role

We’re looking for a Pallet Repair Operative to join CHEP – the global leader in pallet, crate, and container pooling. You’ll inspect and repair pallets in a fast-paced, target-driven production environment, utilising hand tools and collaborating with automation and new technologies.

What you’ll do

Inspect and repair pallets using hand tools

Apply safe working practices and meet safety standards

Maintain quality and production targets

Perform manual handling and housekeeping tasks

Support automation processes and adapt to new technologies

Uphold professional conduct and timekeeping standards

What we need from you

Experience in a production or repair environment preferred

Comfortable with manual handling and physical tasks

Safety-conscious and reliable

Able to work to quality standards in a fast-paced setting

Willingness to learn and work with automation

Experience in using power tools and hand tools would be beneficial

About CHEP

CHEP moves goods for the world’s biggest brands using over 300 million pallets, crates & containers across 55+ countries. We’re committed to sustainability, inclusion, and helping every employee thrive.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We are committed to being ‘Workplace Positive’. This means fostering a diverse working culture, which allows everyone to reach their fullest potential. By harnessing the power of diversity in a truly inclusive culture, we fuel innovation, growth and agility, creating an environment that welcomes people and embraces them as they are, for who they are. Please visit Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / CHEP to hear from our employees around the world on how they bring their authentic selves to work each day and use their individuality to contribute to a culture where we can all be different together.

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