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Almost every site around Nuneaton that takes a delivery needs a counterbalance driver, which is what makes it the most useful ticket to hold locally. WSUK places counterbalance drivers into loading, container and yard work near Nuneaton on weekly PAYE pay.
Counterbalance FLT jobs around Nuneaton cover loading and unloading trailers, devanning containers, block stacking and moving stock around a yard. Sites near Nuneaton want a current accredited counterbalance certificate (RTITB, ITSSAR, AITT or NPORS), normally refreshed within the last three years. WSUK places counterbalance drivers around Nuneaton at £13.00—£15.00 an hour, paid weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Nuneaton's warehouse economy centres on Bermuda Park, home to Holland & Barrett's distribution centre, alongside established estates like Bowling Green and Attleborough Fields. Junction 3 of the M6 puts Coventry, Bedworth and Hinckley within a short drive and feeds directly into the Golden Triangle of UK logistics, where next-day fulfilment sets the pace. The town blends third-party logistics, e-commerce fulfilment, food and health-product distribution and light manufacturing, with nearby MIRA Technology Park drawing automotive supply-chain work. Rail connectivity through Nuneaton station and proximity to the A5 add further pull for regional and national operators. This mix of distribution, 3PL and production creates steady, fluctuating demand for warehouse operatives and forklift drivers right across CV10 and CV11.
Warehouse and distribution employers around Nuneaton rarely see flat demand. Seasonal spikes, promotional campaigns, holiday cover and unplanned absence all open gaps that permanent headcount cannot absorb. WSUK fills them with temporary pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in and goods-out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT forklift drivers, often at short notice. Every worker is vetted, right-to-work checked and paid through our PAYE payroll, with working-time compliance managed on your behalf. Because we scale crews up for peaks and back down as volumes settle, you keep throughput steady without carrying surplus staff through quieter weeks.
Counterbalance work is the movement of goods in and out of the building rather than up into the racking. It is more varied than reach work and more of it is outdoors.
Driving into trailers and curtainsiders to load and unload, building and breaking down pallets on the bay, and working to a vehicle departure time.
Unloading shipping containers, often hand-balled onto pallets at the door and then moved by truck. Physical, and busiest at import-heavy sites and the ports.
Moving stock around a yard, block stacking where there is no racking, and feeding production or waste lines. Outdoor work in all weather, so sites provide the kit.
From Bermuda Park to Attleborough Fields, Nuneaton employers turn to WSUK when temporary warehouse and forklift roles need filling fast. We know the CV10 and CV11 estates, the M6 Junction 3 corridor and the seasonal rhythms of local distribution, so we place vetted operatives and FLT drivers on site quickly, whether you need one reach-truck driver or a full picking crew.
A current accredited counterbalance certificate, refreshed within the last three years for most sites, plus a familiarisation on their own trucks and traffic routes. Beyond that, counterbalance roles are the easiest forklift work to get into with modest hours behind you, which makes it the sensible first ticket if you are moving up from operative work. A lot of counterbalance shifts also include some manual handling, and we will tell you when that is the case.
Indicative PAYE rates as a guide — actual pay varies by shift, experience and site, with premiums for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| Counterbalance FLT Driver (days) | £13.00–£14.50 / hr |
| Counterbalance FLT Driver (nights) | £13.75–£15.00 / hr |
| Container Devanning & FLT | £13.00–£14.75 / hr |
| Counterbalance & Reach (dual) | £14.00–£16.00 / hr |
| Warehouse Team Leader | £14.50–£18.00 / hr |
Counterbalance suits operatives taking their first step up, and experienced drivers who would rather be on the loading bay and in the yard than in a narrow aisle all shift.
Counterbalance is the ticket most often used as a lever to pay someone the operative rate for forklift work. We book and pay it properly.
From application to your first shift, with the checks and the payroll handled for you.
Tell us your licence, tickets and which shifts you can actually work.
A named consultant calls within 2 working hours to talk through what fits.
Right-to-work, references and the site induction handled before you start.
Start on shift, then paid weekly through PAYE with holiday accrued.
It depends how close you are to a port or an import-heavy distribution site. Devanning work concentrates around the container terminals and the big import sheds, and where there is a lot of it near Nuneaton the shifts tend to involve more hand-balling alongside the driving. We will tell you the split before you accept.
Both exist near Nuneaton. Loading bay work is mostly under cover, while yard moves, block stacking and external loading are outdoors in all weather. Sites issue the appropriate kit, and we will tell you which kind of shift a role actually is.
A forklift that carries the load on forks out front, balanced by a counterweight at the rear, with no outrigger legs. That design is what lets it drive directly into trailers and containers, which is why it is the truck used for loading, unloading and yard work.
For most people, yes. It is the most widely asked-for ticket because nearly every site loads or unloads vehicles, and it is the easiest forklift work to get into without a long history of hours. Reach and VNA pay more but sites are stricter about demonstrable experience.
Usually £13.00—£14.50 an hour on days and £13.75—£15.00 on nights. Drivers who also hold reach and can be used on both typically sit at £14.00—£16.00.
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Tell us your ticket and last refresher date. We will match you to counterbalance work around Nuneaton and reply within 2 working hours.