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Forklift operator jobs in Gwynedd
Gwynedd has 20 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 Gwynedd
What the official data says about Gwynedd
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 20 employee jobs in Gwynedd, from 56,000 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 0.35% of employment in Gwynedd.
Median full-time pay in Gwynedd was £32,697 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 10 warehousing and storage sites in Gwynedd at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. A site that small runs a truck or two and the operator picks for most of the shift.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Gwynedd, 5 are part time, 25% of the split. The middle across Wales is 14.5%, so Gwynedd sits above it, 4th of 22 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 Gwynedd picture: 125 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, Gwynedd ranks 19th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 690, against 195 in Gwynedd. Next to Gwynedd in that order sit Denbighshire at 280 and Merthyr Tydfil at 135.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Gwynedd ranks 16th of the 22 areas in Wales. The middle across Wales is 15, against 10 in Gwynedd. Next to Gwynedd in that order sit Conwy at 10 and Merthyr Tydfil at 10.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 20 jobs across 10 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Gwynedd, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 20
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 56,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £32,697
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 10
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 10
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 25%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 0.35%
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 Gwynedd: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Gwynedd?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 125 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Gwynedd and 20 in warehousing and storage, spread across 70 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 Gwynedd?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Gwynedd: 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, 10 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 Gwynedd full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 25% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Gwynedd, 5 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 Gwynedd?
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 Gwynedd sets out what that employer asks for.