David Smith

Warehouse and FLT operator with 4+ years' experience across logistics, warehouse, distribution and construction environments. Skilled in Reach Truck, Counterbalance, LLOP, PPT and warehouse operations within fast-paced settings. Experienced in order picking, stock movement, deliveries and working to strict targets while maintaining accuracy and safety.

Reliable, hard-working and able to work independently or as part of a team. Full driving license with no points or no disqualification in 5 years.

Picker / Packer - Bidfood - Wakefield

(2025-10 - 2025-11)

Warehouse & Operations Assistant - Toffa

(2023-05 - 2025-09)

Family friend business

• Completed nationwide deliveries using Luton and LWB Sprinter vans
• Loaded, secured and unloaded goods safely at customer and business locations
• Operated forklift truck for stock movement and replenishment
• Picked, packed and labelled orders for courier dispatch
• Built, wrapped and prepared pallets for shipment
• Handled inbound and outbound stock organisation
• Assisted with live online sales (TikTok & Whatnot), processing orders in real time
• Served walk-in customers and handled enquiries in the warehouse
• Maintained clean and organised working areas
• Worked across warehouse, delivery and sales tasks depending on daily workload

Counterbalance FLT driver 3.5T extended height - Fyffes Group LTD - Normanton, WF6

(2021-11 - 2023-05)

• Picking using LLOP trucks across chilled, frozen and ambient areas
• Built pallets and cages ready for delivery routes
• Worked to accuracy targets and time deadlines
• Trained on MHE and followed warehouse safety procedures
• Regular heavy lifting and night shift work
• Operated extended mast counterbalance and stand-on forklifts
• Loaded and unloaded up to 15 wagons a day and moved logged and moved stock around site
• Placed pallets into ripening rooms in tight spaces
• Used slip sheet, clamp, claw and extended mast attachments
• Organised high volumes of stock for storage and dispatch
• Regularly worked past finish time to finish the required job which wasn't an issue
• VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) - Ripening Rooms were forklift sized and had to be perfect every time
• Refilling FLT tanks with LPG
• Unloading and loading pallets from trucks
• PPT work, electric hand trucks

Staff Member - Bubbles Hand Car Wash - Castleford

(2025-08 - 2025-11)

Returned for a couple of months until finding a stable job

Labourer (Temporary project) - Malin Contractors

(2021-03 - 2021-07)

• Short-term school refurbishment project
• Assisted fitting windows, frames and trims
• Used power tools and carried materials
• Maintained safe and tidy working areas

Labourer (Temporary project) - WF Wagner - Pontefract

(2021-03 - 2021-07)

• Dumper driving
• Loft insulation
• General assisting duties

Labourer - Cowells Builders

(2020-12 - 2021-02)

Temporary

• Site preparation and clean up
• Mixed and laid concrete and mortar
• Assisted bricklayers and carried out demolition work
• Loading and unloading materials
• Very heavy lifting and movement of material
• Painting and Decorating
• Paving and flagstone laying

Staff Member - Bubbles Hand Car Wash - Castleford

(2019-11 - 2020-11)

• Interior and exterior vehicle cleaning and detailing
• Worked in a constant flow environment keeping turnaround quick
• Handled customers and payments
• Used cleaning chemicals safely
• Regularly covered extra shifts weekly and trusted as reliable staff
• Moving vehicles

Driver's Mate (Volunteer) - Prince of Wales Hospice - Castleford

(2018-11 - 2019-11)

• Assisted deliveries and house clearances
• Customer interaction and shop duties
• Heavy lifting and teamwork
• Using a till for sales

Castleford Academy / Airedale Academy (2013 - 2018)

Mechanical Engineering - Wakefield College (2018 - 2019)

Bricklaying - Wakefield College (2018 - 2019)