Permanent recruitment for employers in Chatham, from sites around Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate. WSUK hires vetted permanent staff across warehouse, transport, production and management roles — single vacancies and large multi-role campaigns.
WSUK provides permanent recruitment for Chatham employers across logistics, manufacturing, food and aviation — warehouse operatives, FLT and HGV drivers, production staff, supervisors, transport planners and managers — for single vacancies or volume campaigns. For sites around Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate, reached via A229 to M2 J3, we deliver vetted, referenced shortlists of permanent staff who fit and stay.
Chatham's industrial story is tied to the former Royal Dockyard, which closed in 1984 and was split into a heritage site, the Chatham Maritime business and university quarter, and the commercial Chatham Docks. The docks estate, around Basin 3 and largely within Gillingham's boundary, is now in transition: Peel Waters is redeveloping it for homes and employment space under plans approved by Medway Council, and port-linked businesses there have faced relocation or job losses. The A289 and the Medway Tunnel link Chatham Maritime to Strood and the M2 at junction 1. Chatham's other established employment area is Lordswood Industrial Estate on Revenge Road, about four miles south of the town centre, where terraced warehouse and workshop units reach M2 junction 3 via Walderslade Woods and the A229. Chatham station, on both the North Kent and Chatham Main Lines, also makes the town a commuting hub.
Chatham's demand is shaped by the redevelopment of Chatham Docks, which is displacing port-linked roles, alongside steadier light-industrial and multi-drop work around Lordswood that follows construction activity and seasonal retail peaks. That is why retention and cultural fit matter as much as headcount. WSUK recruits the whole operation permanently — warehouse operatives, FLT and HGV drivers, production staff, team leaders, transport planners and warehouse and operations managers. We screen, reference and right-to-work-check every candidate before they reach a shortlist, for single strategic vacancies and high-volume campaigns alike.
Permanent hiring for Chatham employers across logistics, industrial, food and aviation — from operatives and drivers to supervisors and managers.
Permanent warehouse operatives, FLT drivers, HGV and van drivers placed with employers who need them long-term.
Team leaders, shift supervisors, transport planners and warehouse/operations managers — the people who run the operation.
We screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates so you interview only people who fit and can start.
WSUK recruits permanent staff right across Chatham and Medway, from Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate to candidates living in Walderslade, Lordswood, Luton and Rochester. We fill single vacancies and run volume campaigns, supplying vetted, referenced shortlists for warehouse, driving, production and management roles.
Our permanent recruitment fills the roles that keep Chatham operations running. As sector specialists, WSUK sources, screens and shortlists candidates across warehousing, driving, food production, aviation and management — vetted and referenced, so you hire people who fit and stay.
Indicative permanent salaries as a guide — actual packages vary by responsibility, shift, experience and location. WSUK benchmarks pay to attract and retain the right people.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| Warehouse Operative | £23,000–£27,000 |
| FLT Driver | £26,000–£30,000 |
| Class 2 (C) HGV Driver | £30,000–£36,000 |
| Class 1 (C+E) HGV Driver | £34,000–£42,000 |
| Warehouse / Shift Supervisor | £30,000–£38,000 |
| Transport Planner | £30,000–£42,000 |
| Warehouse / Operations Manager | £40,000–£60,000 |
We recruit permanent staff for a wide range of Chatham employers, from independents to national operators.
We fill permanent roles across Chatham with vetted, referenced candidates who fit your operation and stay — backed by sector knowledge and a single point of contact.
From brief to hire in Chatham, we manage sourcing, screening and shortlisting for you.
Responsibilities, shift pattern, salary and the ideal candidate.
We search, screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates.
Only people who fit and can start — we coordinate the process.
We support offer, onboarding and aftercare with one point of contact.
We recruit permanently for the sectors active in Chatham — including light industrial and workshops, steel and construction supplies and recycling — from operatives and drivers to the supervisors and managers who run sites.
Yes. We run volume permanent campaigns, referencing and right-to-work-checking warehouse operatives, FLT/HGV drivers, team leaders and shift managers at scale, so sites including Chatham Docks and Chatham Maritime can build a permanent workforce rather than churn through temps.
Permanent roles across logistics, warehousing, driving, food production, industrial and aviation — operatives, FLT and HGV drivers, supervisors, planners and managers.
Yes — we screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates before shortlisting, so you interview only people who fit and can start.
Yes. We run single-vacancy and volume, multi-role permanent campaigns for new sites, growth and hard-to-fill roles.
WSUK supplies permanent logistics, industrial and food hires across the UK's major regional distribution hubs. Choose an area for local information.
Greater Manchester is the North West's main logistics hub, where the M60, M62 and M56 meet the Manchester Ship Canal, rail freight terminals at Trafford Park and Port Salford, and Manchester Airport's cargo operation.
Bristol and Severnside combine two deep-sea docks, the M4/M5 crossroads and one of the largest concentrations of big-box warehousing in the South West, from Avonmouth and Portbury to the aerospace cluster around Filton.
Stretching from London Stansted and the M11 along the A120 and A12 corridors to the ferry port at Harwich, this part of Essex and east Hertfordshire links air freight, sea freight and busy industrial estates.
Medway and north Kent line the Thames and Medway estuaries between the M25 and the Swale, combining working ports at Sheerness, Thamesport and Tilbury with M2, A2 and A249 industrial estates serving London and the South East.
The south bank of the Humber combines the UK's busiest port complex by tonnage at Grimsby and Immingham with refineries, Freeport land, food processing and steel, all tied together by the M180 and A180.
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