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Almost every site around Warwick 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 Warwick on weekly PAYE pay.
Counterbalance FLT jobs around Warwick cover loading and unloading trailers, devanning containers, block stacking and moving stock around a yard. Sites near Warwick want a current accredited counterbalance certificate (RTITB, ITSSAR, AITT or NPORS), normally refreshed within the last three years. WSUK places counterbalance drivers around Warwick at £13.00—£15.00 an hour, paid weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Warwick pairs a knowledge-economy reputation with a solid base of warehousing, distribution and manufacturing. Warwick Technology Park draws engineering, automotive and tech occupiers whose supply chains need stockrooms and dispatch operations, while Heathcote Industrial Estate, Tournament Fields and Budbrooke carry more conventional warehousing, trade and production units. The M40 at Junction 15 links quickly to the M42, Coventry and Birmingham, and the town shares a tight labour and logistics catchment with Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Stratford-upon-Avon. With automotive engineering, gaming and tech firms sitting alongside distributors and manufacturers, Warwick generates a mix of standard and specialised warehouse work. That breadth keeps forklift drivers and warehouse operatives in steady demand across CV34 and CV35, particularly where production and dispatch scale with orders.
Warwick's blend of engineering, distribution and manufacturing means staffing needs rarely stay still, whether a supplier is covering absence or a distributor is gearing up for a busy quarter. WSUK provides temporary warehouse operatives, loaders, goods-in and goods-out staff and counterbalance, reach and PPT forklift drivers to bridge those gaps. Every worker is vetted and right-to-work checked, paid through PAYE payroll, with working-time compliance handled for you. We supply quickly when demand rises and scale the crew back as it settles, so Warwick employers keep dispatch and production on track without over-committing on permanent headcount through quieter stretches of the year.
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.
Warwick employers, from Technology Park supply chains to Heathcote and Tournament Fields warehousing, rely on WSUK for temporary warehouse and forklift cover. We know the M40 Junction 15 corridor, the town's mix of engineering, tech and distribution and the CV34 and CV35 estates, so we place vetted operatives and FLT drivers quickly, from one counterbalance driver to a full temporary team.
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 Warwick the shifts tend to involve more hand-balling alongside the driving. We will tell you the split before you accept.
Both exist near Warwick. 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 Warwick and reply within 2 working hours.