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Forklift operator jobs in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire has 5,000 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 North Lanarkshire
What the official data says about North Lanarkshire
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 5,000 employee jobs in North Lanarkshire, from 131,000 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 6.34% of employment in North Lanarkshire.
Median full-time pay in North Lanarkshire was £39,313 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 70 warehousing and storage sites in North Lanarkshire at the March 2025 reference date, 45 of them employing ten people or more. 25 of them, 35.7%, 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 North Lanarkshire, 900 are part time, 16.7% of the split. The middle across Scotland is 14.3%, so North Lanarkshire sits above it, 12th of 31 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 North Lanarkshire picture: 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 1,300 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, North Lanarkshire ranks 1st of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 430, against 8,300 in North Lanarkshire. Next to North Lanarkshire in that order sit West Lothian at 5,735.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, North Lanarkshire ranks 1st of the 32 areas in Scotland. The middle across Scotland is 10, against 70 in North Lanarkshire. Next to North Lanarkshire in that order sit Edinburgh at 50.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 5,000 jobs across 70 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in North Lanarkshire, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 5,000
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 131,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £39,313
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 70
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 25
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 16.7%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 6.34%
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 North Lanarkshire: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in North Lanarkshire?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road in North Lanarkshire and 5,000 in warehousing and storage, spread across 600 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 North Lanarkshire?
There is no published pay figure for this role in North Lanarkshire: 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, 70 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 North Lanarkshire full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 16.7% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in North Lanarkshire, 900 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 North Lanarkshire?
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 North Lanarkshire sets out what that employer asks for.