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Picking and packing shifts around Corby come up constantly, especially through peak. WSUK tells you the site, the shift and the actual pick target before you accept — then pays you weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Picker packer jobs around Corby involve selecting items from racking against an order, usually to an RF scanner or voice headset, then packing them for despatch. No experience is needed and training is given on shift. WSUK places pickers and packers near Corby at £12.71—£14.25 an hour, more on nights, paid weekly through PAYE. It never costs you anything to apply.
Corby is one of the Golden Triangle's densest distribution towns, built on its steel heritage and now dominated by big-box logistics. Linked to the A14 (Junctions 7–9), the A43 and the A1(M), it offers fast reach to the East Midlands and the national network. The Earlstrees Industrial Estate anchors the town, with occupiers and neighbours including Amazon, Morrisons, RS Components, Wincanton, Ceva, Bibby and Advanced Supply Chain, while Weldon, Willowbrook and the Midlands Logistics Park add large modern sheds. Tata Steel remains a major presence. With Kettering, Market Harborough, Wellingborough and Rockingham close by, Corby draws national retailers, 3PL providers and e-commerce operators needing high-volume storage and fulfilment with strong HGV access.
Corby's cluster of national distribution centres runs on flexible labour: e-commerce and grocery peaks, contract launches and daily absence create gaps that must be filled fast to keep pick rates and despatch on target. WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift teams — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT drivers — inducted for the town's high-volume sheds. We manage vetting, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, so labour arrives cleared and lawful. As seasonal volumes climb and ease, we flex headcount up and down, giving Corby operators dependable cover without carrying permanent overhead through the quieter weeks.
It is straightforward work but it is measured and it is physical. Here is what the three parts of it actually involve so you can decide before you start.
The scanner sends you to a location, you confirm the item by barcode, take the quantity and it routes you onward. Accuracy is checked automatically, so a mis-pick is visible immediately.
A headset reads locations to you and you speak back a check digit, which keeps both hands free. Batch and wave picking means collecting several orders in one pass.
Packing to a written spec, choosing the right box, protecting fragile items, labelling and manifesting. Accuracy beats speed here because a packing error becomes a return.
WSUK covers Corby and its estates — Earlstrees, Weldon, Willowbrook and the Midlands Logistics Park — plus Kettering, Market Harborough, Wellingborough and Rockingham. From a single counterbalance driver for a shift to a full multi-shift picking and packing operation, we mobilise vetted temporary warehouse and forklift staff quickly across the A14 and A43 catchment.
Nearly every site sets a target and most new starters take a week or two to reach it. A typical ambient site expects somewhere around 80—150 lines an hour once you are up to speed, but it varies enormously with the product, the layout and whether you are picking singles or cases. We will tell you the actual number for a site before you accept the shift, and whether there is a bonus attached to beating it.
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 |
|---|---|
| Picker (days) | £12.71–£13.75 / hr |
| Packer (days) | £12.71–£13.75 / hr |
| Picker / Packer (nights) | £13.50–£15.00 / hr |
| RF Scanner Picker | £12.71–£14.25 / hr |
| Pick Team Leader | £14.00–£16.50 / hr |
Picking and packing suits people who would rather be moving than sitting, who want to start quickly, and who do not mind work that is counted.
Pick-rate targets are the single biggest reason people leave a warehouse job in week one. We would rather tell you the number upfront.
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.
They peak sharply. Sites around Corby take on the most pickers and packers between September and January for the Q4 retail peak, and again around promotional events. There is steady year-round work too, but if you want volume of hours, peak is when it is there.
It varies by site and product — commonly somewhere around 80—150 lines an hour on ambient work once you are trained, with a ramp-up period of a week or two. We will give you the specific target for any Corby site before you accept the shift.
You select items from racking against a customer order, then pack them for despatch. Most sites pick to an RF scanner or a voice headset that routes you round the building and confirms each item by barcode or check digit. Packing means boxing the order to a written spec and labelling it.
It depends entirely on the site, the product and whether you are picking singles, cases or pallets. A typical ambient site works to somewhere around 80—150 lines an hour once you are trained, and new starters normally get one to two weeks to get there. We tell you the real number before you accept.
No. It is an entry-level role and training is given on your first shift. You need the right to work in the UK, safety boots and to be comfortable walking and lifting for a full shift.
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Tell us which shifts you can work around Corby. We will tell you the site, the rate and the pick target before you commit.