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Forklift operator jobs in Caerphilly
Caerphilly has 400 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for Caerphilly
What the official data says about Caerphilly
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 400 employee jobs in Caerphilly, from 54,000 employee jobs across the area.
That count covers whole sites rather than truck types, so counterbalance on the bays, reach in the racking and VNA in the narrow aisles are all inside it, together with the picking most operators also do. Freight, warehousing and courier work together make up 1.42% of employment in Caerphilly.
Median full-time pay in Caerphilly was £33,137 a year in 2025 across all occupations combined. Forklift work is not published separately at this level, so treat that as area context and read the rate on the advert.
UK Business Counts recorded 20 warehousing and storage sites in Caerphilly at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 10 of them, 50%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Large sites use the full range of truck types, so a ticket beyond counterbalance is worth more here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Caerphilly, 15 are part time, 3.6% of the split. The middle across Wales is 14.5%, so Caerphilly sits below it, 21st of 22 areas on this measure. Nearly all of the split is full time, which on forklift work generally means a fixed shift rather than cover.
Two further counts round out the Caerphilly picture: 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 15 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Caerphilly ranks 11th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 690, against 765 in Caerphilly. Next to Caerphilly in that order sit Wrexham at 790 and Powys at 615.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Caerphilly ranks 4th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 15, against 20 in Caerphilly. Next to Caerphilly in that order sit Swansea at 25 and Monmouthshire at 20.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 400 jobs across 20 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Caerphilly, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 400
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 54,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,137
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 20
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 10
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 3.6%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 1.42%
The forklift operator role
Forklift work is moving pallets safely in a building full of people doing other things. Counterbalance in the yard and on loading bays, reach truck in the racking, VNA in narrow aisles at height.
Forklift operator jobs in Caerphilly: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Caerphilly?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 350 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Caerphilly and 400 in warehousing and storage, spread across 185 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a forklift operator earn in Caerphilly?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Caerphilly: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 20 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is forklift operator work in Caerphilly full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 3.6% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Caerphilly, 15 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for forklift operator jobs in Caerphilly?
A current forklift certificate for the truck type, such as counterbalance or reach. Employers often accept RTITB or ITSSAR accredited training. No formal school qualifications needed. Each advert in Caerphilly sets out what that employer asks for.