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Permanent recruitment for Derby, Britain's engineering powerhouse and home to Rolls-Royce, Toyota and Alstom. From Sinfin and Raynesway to the logistics sheds off the M1, WSUK hires vetted permanent staff across manufacturing, warehouse, transport and management roles — single vacancies and multi-role campaigns alike.
WSUK provides permanent recruitment for Derby employers across advanced manufacturing, logistics, food and engineering — operatives, FLT and HGV drivers, production and assembly staff, supervisors, planners and managers — for single vacancies or volume campaigns. From the aerospace, rail and automotive plants around Sinfin, Raynesway and Pride Park to distribution off the M1 (J24–J25), we deliver vetted, referenced permanent shortlists who fit and stay.
Derby is one of Britain's great engineering cities, with a manufacturing base few places can match. Rolls-Royce builds aero engines here, Toyota assembles cars at nearby Burnaston, and Alstom runs the UK's only mainline train factory at Litchurch Lane, together anchoring the largest rail cluster in Europe and a deep aerospace and automotive supply chain. Industrial and distribution activity spreads across Sinfin, Raynesway, Wyvern and the Pride Park business district, while the city's position between Junctions 24 and 25 of the M1, with the A38, A50 and A52 close by, supports growing logistics. Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Leicester and Loughborough all sit within the travel-to-work area, giving Derby employers reach across engineering, manufacturing, food and logistics labour.
Derby's advanced manufacturers hire to high standards and value people who will train up and stay, so permanent recruitment here is about capability and retention, not quick cover. Aerospace, rail and automotive plants and their suppliers need production and assembly operatives, machine operators, stores and logistics staff and engineers; distribution sites need warehouse operatives, FLT and HGV drivers, planners and shift managers. WSUK recruits all of these permanently, for single vacancies and volume campaigns, screening and referencing every candidate and confirming right to work before shortlisting. Recruiting across sectors rather than logistics alone lets us staff a Derby operation end to end — production line, warehouse, transport and the supervisors and managers over them — with vetted people built to stay.
Permanent hiring for Derby 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 across Derby and the surrounding East Midlands towns, from the aerospace, rail and automotive plants around Sinfin and Raynesway to logistics and food sites at Wyvern and Pride Park. We handle single vacancies and volume permanent campaigns for employers in Nottingham, Burton upon Trent and Leicester, supplying vetted, referenced shortlists across manufacturing, warehouse, driving and management roles.
Our permanent recruitment fills the roles that keep Derby 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 Derby employers, from independents to national operators.
We fill permanent roles across Derby 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 Derby, 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 place permanent production and assembly operatives, machine operators, stores and logistics staff and semi-skilled engineers for aerospace, rail and automotive employers and their suppliers around Sinfin, Raynesway and Litchurch Lane, plus warehouse and driving roles for distribution sites at Wyvern and Ascot Drive.
Yes. We handle a single skilled vacancy for a Derby aerospace or rail supplier and a multi-role permanent campaign for a distribution or food site alike, screening, referencing and right-to-work-checking every candidate so employers build stable, capable permanent teams.
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 serves employers across the Golden Triangle. Explore our other locations.
Tell us your requirement — one worker or a full team — and we'll respond within 2 working hours.