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Reach drivers are harder to find than counterbalance drivers around Warwick, and the rate reflects it. WSUK places reach drivers at sites near Warwick and tells you the aisle width and racking height before you accept, not after.
Reach truck jobs around Warwick involve putting pallets away into high racking and letting them down to replenish the pick face, working aisles too narrow for a counterbalance. Sites near Warwick want a current accredited reach certificate and normally real hours at height. WSUK places reach drivers around Warwick at £13.50—£15.50 an hour, more on nights, 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.
Reach is a precision job more than a heavy one. Most of the difficulty is height, aisle discipline and working cleanly around pickers on foot.
Taking pallets from the goods-in marshalling area up into the racking, and bringing them back down to replenish the pick face. The bulk of most reach shifts.
Working at height in racking that commonly runs 8—12m and beyond. Placing a pallet cleanly on a top beam is the skill sites are actually paying for.
Narrow aisles mean working close to people on foot. Sites run strict segregation rules and will induct you on theirs before you drive.
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 reach certificate is the baseline. Beyond that, most sites want evidence that you have real hours on a reach rather than a ticket taken years ago and never used, because placing a pallet on a top beam is a skill that fades. Expect a short practical assessment on your first shift and a familiarisation on the site layout, aisle widths and racking heights. If your ticket has lapsed we can usually sort a refresher.
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 |
|---|---|
| Reach Truck Driver (days) | £13.50–£15.00 / hr |
| Reach Truck Driver (nights) | £14.00–£15.50 / hr |
| Reach & Counterbalance (dual) | £14.00–£16.00 / hr |
| VNA / High-Level Driver | £14.00–£16.50 / hr |
| Warehouse Team Leader | £14.50–£18.00 / hr |
Reach work suits experienced forklift drivers who are comfortable at height and want the better end of warehouse rates without moving into transport.
Reach drivers get asked to cover counterbalance work at the counterbalance rate all the time. We book you as a reach driver and pay you as one.
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 varies a lot. Modern distribution sheds near Warwick commonly run somewhere around 8—12m, while older units are lower. Because beam height changes the job considerably, we give you the actual figure for a specific site before you accept the shift.
Some. Chilled and frozen sites around Warwick run reach trucks the same way ambient sites do, but the conditions and the PPE are different and the rate usually reflects it. We always flag whether a role is ambient, chilled or frozen before you accept.
Putting pallets away into high racking and bringing them down again, in aisles too narrow for a counterbalance. The mast reaches forward over the stabilising legs, which is what lets the truck work aisles of roughly 2.7—3.2m and lift well above the height a counterbalance manages.
Typically £13.50—£15.00 an hour on days and £14.00—£15.50 on nights. Drivers who hold reach and counterbalance and can be used on both usually sit at £14.00—£16.00, and VNA work pays more again.
Yes. Forklift training is truck-specific, so a counterbalance certificate does not cover you for reach. You need an accredited reach certificate from a body such as RTITB, ITSSAR, AITT or NPORS, plus a familiarisation on the site's own trucks.
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Tell us your ticket and the heights you have worked around Warwick. We will reply within 2 working hours.