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Forklift operator jobs in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough has 200 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 Middlesbrough
What the official data says about Middlesbrough
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 200 employee jobs in Middlesbrough, from 64,000 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 1.48% of employment in Middlesbrough.
Median full-time pay in Middlesbrough was £34,000 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 Middlesbrough at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 15 of them, 75%, 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 Middlesbrough, 40 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across the North East is 21.7%, so Middlesbrough sits level with it, 7th of 12 areas on this measure. A part-time share at this level usually means twilight and weekend shifts running alongside the main rota.
Two further counts round out the Middlesbrough picture: 700 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 50 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Middlesbrough ranks 10th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 2,085, against 950 in Middlesbrough. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Middlesbrough in that order sit North Tyneside at 985 and Hartlepool at 690.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Middlesbrough ranks 6th of the 12 areas in the North East. The middle across the North East is 18, against 20 in Middlesbrough. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Middlesbrough in that order sit Northumberland at 25 and Darlington at 15.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 200 jobs across 20 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Middlesbrough, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 200
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 64,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £34,000
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 20
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 15
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 21.1%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 1.48%
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 Middlesbrough: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Middlesbrough?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 700 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Middlesbrough and 200 in warehousing and storage, spread across 85 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 Middlesbrough?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Middlesbrough: 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 Middlesbrough full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 21.1% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Middlesbrough, 40 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 Middlesbrough?
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 Middlesbrough sets out what that employer asks for.