About this role
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
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Inspect and repair pallets using hand tools
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Apply safe working practices and meet safety standards
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Maintain quality and production targets
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Perform manual handling and housekeeping tasks
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Support automation processes and adapt to new technologies
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Uphold professional conduct and timekeeping standards
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What we need from you
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Experience in a production or repair environment preferred
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Comfortable with manual handling and physical tasks
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Safety-conscious and reliable
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Able to work to quality standards in a fast-paced setting
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Willingness to learn and work with automation
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Experience in using power tools and hand tools would be beneficial
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About CHEP
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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.
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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.