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Forklift operator jobs in Oldham
Oldham has 800 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 Oldham
What the official data says about Oldham
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 800 employee jobs in Oldham, from 92,000 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 2.32% of employment in Oldham.
Median full-time pay in Oldham was £33,860 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 40 warehousing and storage sites in Oldham at the March 2025 reference date, 5 of them employing ten people or more. 35 of them, 87.5%, employ under ten, below the usual share, so there is more reach, VNA and bendi work here than a small-site area carries.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Oldham, 150 are part time, 20% of the split. The middle across the North West is 14.3%, so Oldham sits above it, 8th of 24 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 Oldham picture: 600 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 735 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Oldham ranks 16th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 3,450, against 2,135 in Oldham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Oldham in that order sit Salford at 2,900 and Westmorland and Furness at 1,800.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Oldham ranks 10th of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 38, against 40 in Oldham. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Oldham in that order sit Cheshire West and Chester at 40 and Salford at 40.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 800 jobs across 40 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Oldham, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 800
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 92,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,860
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 40
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 35
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 20%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 2.32%
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 Oldham: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Oldham?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 600 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Oldham and 800 in warehousing and storage, spread across 280 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 Oldham?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Oldham: 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, 40 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 Oldham full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 20% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Oldham, 150 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 Oldham?
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 Oldham sets out what that employer asks for.