Posted 20 July, 2026
General Operative and FLT Driver
Scott Pallets
Yorkshire and The Humber, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
General Operative and FLT Driver\n
Job Title: General Operative\n
Salary: £12.71 per hour\n
Hours: Various shifts available:\n
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Your Role:\n
\nA fantastic opportunity has arisen for General Operatives to join our Manufacturing team at our York site. We offer a range of shift patterns to suit operational requirements, including day and night shifts, with an additional shift premium paid for night working.\n
\nThis role will be responsible for safely and accurately manufacturing and repairing pallets/wood products using the tools and equipment provided. You will ensure that you work at an optimum level to maximise output whilst complying with customer standards and design specifications as documented in the work orders.\n
\nYou will be responsible for efficient bench/machine set ups, ensuring that you have all necessary information required regarding quality standards and output levels, to enable you to carry out your role correctly and accurately. You will also need to promptly identify and report any problems with equipment to your line manager.\n
\nA General Operative is a multi-skilled role. You may also be painting/labelling/stenciling pallets, offloading lengths of timber off the saws and general cleaning and housekeeping duties to support the manufacture of pallets/wood products in a timely manner.\n
\nYou will play a key part in the team to undertake all tasks that are delegated to you by the Production Supervisors and Managers on site and always adhere to our Health and Safety Procedures and Policies to maintain the required high safety standards, which includes wearing your Personal Protective Equipment when stipulated.\n
\nWorking effectively with others, you will also have excellent time keeping and attendance record and demonstrate a high level of Health and Safety awareness. A can-do attitude and excellent attention to detail are key to success.\n
Who we are:\n
\nBSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.\n
\nWe market 35 million saplings annually through the countrys leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.\n
\nBSW operates as a collection of experts an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.\n
\nWith an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.\n
What you will receive in return:\n
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\nThink you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.\n
\nREF-229 379\n
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Job Title: General Operative\n
Salary: £12.71 per hour\n
Hours: Various shifts available:\n
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- Monday Friday, 07:00 17:00 (3 positions available) \n
- Monday Thursday, 06:00 18:00 (1 position available) \n
- Monday Thursday, 18:00 06:00 (shift premium applicable) (3 positions available) \n
- Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 17:00 FLT Roles ( positions available) £13.50 per hour \n
Your Role:\n
\nA fantastic opportunity has arisen for General Operatives to join our Manufacturing team at our York site. We offer a range of shift patterns to suit operational requirements, including day and night shifts, with an additional shift premium paid for night working.\n
\nThis role will be responsible for safely and accurately manufacturing and repairing pallets/wood products using the tools and equipment provided. You will ensure that you work at an optimum level to maximise output whilst complying with customer standards and design specifications as documented in the work orders.\n
\nYou will be responsible for efficient bench/machine set ups, ensuring that you have all necessary information required regarding quality standards and output levels, to enable you to carry out your role correctly and accurately. You will also need to promptly identify and report any problems with equipment to your line manager.\n
\nA General Operative is a multi-skilled role. You may also be painting/labelling/stenciling pallets, offloading lengths of timber off the saws and general cleaning and housekeeping duties to support the manufacture of pallets/wood products in a timely manner.\n
\nYou will play a key part in the team to undertake all tasks that are delegated to you by the Production Supervisors and Managers on site and always adhere to our Health and Safety Procedures and Policies to maintain the required high safety standards, which includes wearing your Personal Protective Equipment when stipulated.\n
\nWorking effectively with others, you will also have excellent time keeping and attendance record and demonstrate a high level of Health and Safety awareness. A can-do attitude and excellent attention to detail are key to success.\n
Who we are:\n
\nBSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.\n
\nWe market 35 million saplings annually through the countrys leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.\n
\nBSW operates as a collection of experts an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.\n
\nWith an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.\n
What you will receive in return:\n
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- Contributory Pension Scheme \n
- Employee Discount Hub \n
- Refer a friend scheme \n
- Free fruit provided on site \n
- Cycle to work scheme \n
- Graded pay scheme \n
\nThink you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.\n
\nREF-229 379\n
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