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Picking and packing shifts around Tamworth 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 Tamworth 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 Tamworth at £12.71—£14.25 an hour, more on nights, paid weekly through PAYE. It never costs you anything to apply.
Tamworth is one of the Midlands' true logistics hotspots, defined by the rail-connected Birch Coppice Business Park and neighbouring Relay Park, where Ocado, Amazon, UPS and DHL run major fulfilment and parcel operations. Sitting on the M42 at Junction 10, with the A5 and M6 Toll close by, the town offers exceptional national reach and rail freight capability that draws e-commerce, grocery and parcel-carrier giants. Tame Valley, Amington and Centurion Park add further warehousing, manufacturing and trade units, while proximity to Lichfield, Cannock and Nuneaton widens the labour catchment. High-bay racking, mechanised picking and relentless outbound flows make Tamworth a place where forklift drivers and warehouse operatives are needed in serious numbers across B77, B78 and B79 all year round.
Parcel and grocery fulfilment lives on peaks, from weekly cycles to the enormous swings of Black Friday and Christmas. Tamworth employers need to flex fast, and WSUK delivers temporary pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in and goods-out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT forklift drivers in the volumes these operations demand. Every worker is vetted and right-to-work checked, paid through PAYE payroll, with working-time compliance managed to keep intensive rotas lawful. We ramp large crews up for peak season and scale back down afterwards, so major distribution centres and smaller sites alike get exactly the labour their throughput requires, when they require it.
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.
Relay Park and Birch Coppice operators, and Tamworth's wider distribution base, rely on WSUK for high-volume temporary warehouse and forklift cover. We know the M42 Junction 10 corridor, the rail-served fulfilment model that drives the town and the intense peak cycles of parcel and grocery logistics, so we supply vetted operatives and FLT drivers at scale and at speed across B77 to B79.
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 Tamworth 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 Tamworth 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 Tamworth. We will tell you the site, the rate and the pick target before you commit.