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Filling temporary warehouse and forklift roles in Carrington? WSUK supplies vetted pickers, packers, loaders and FLT drivers to sites around Carrington Business Park and the former Shell site — fast, flexible cover for peaks, sickness and order spikes, with right-to-work, payroll and compliance handled.
WSUK fills temporary warehouse and forklift jobs for Carrington employers — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT FLT drivers — for peaks, absence and short-notice shifts. For sites around Carrington Business Park and the former Shell site, reached via A6144 to M60 (J8), we put vetted, inducted staff on your floor fast, with PAYE payroll and compliance managed.
Carrington is one of Greater Manchester's biggest industrial regeneration areas. From 1947 the reclaimed peat of Carrington Moss was developed into the Shell petrochemical site, which produced polythene and polystyrene until its closure in 2007, and LyondellBasell still runs a chemical plant there. The combined-cycle Carrington Power Station, completed in 2016, can generate up to 880 MW. Carrington Business Park and the surrounding industrial land now house warehousing, manufacturing, waste and recycling and energy businesses, and the wider New Carrington allocation plans around 750,000 square metres of employment floorspace alongside new housing. The A6144 is the main route in, connecting to M60 junction 8 via Sale and west to Partington, where Saica runs a paper recycling plant beside the Manchester Ship Canal. Road access has historically been limited by the canal and the chemical works.
Labour demand at Carrington follows plant shutdowns and maintenance cycles at the chemical and energy sites, and new build-outs as the New Carrington development brings extra warehouse and industrial space into use. Every one of those swings opens gaps that must be filled quickly. WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift teams — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT truck drivers — inducted and ready for Carrington sites. We manage vetting, right-to-work verification, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, and flex headcount up for peaks and back down afterwards.
Pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and forklift (FLT) drivers supplied to Carrington employers — for peaks, cover and short-notice shifts, with payroll and compliance managed.
Scale your Carrington team for busy periods, promotions and seasonal spikes, then scale back without the fixed cost.
Same-day cover when someone calls in sick or a shift falls short — operatives and forklift drivers, fast.
We handle vetting, right-to-work, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance for every temporary worker.
WSUK covers Carrington and Trafford, from Carrington Business Park and the former Shell site to workers drawn from Partington, Sale, Flixton and Urmston. From a single counterbalance driver for a night shift to a full multi-shift picking operation, we mobilise vetted temporary warehouse and forklift staff quickly.
Our temporary warehouse staff keep Carrington operations flexible. From a vetted local pool, WSUK supplies pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and forklift (FLT) drivers for peaks, cover and short-notice shifts — with payroll, right-to-work and working-time compliance managed. When demand moves, your workforce moves with it.
Indicative PAYE rates as a guide — actual pay varies by shift, experience and location, with premiums for nights and weekends. WSUK advises on competitive local rates to attract and retain the right people.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| Warehouse Operative / Picker-Packer | £12.00–£13.50 / hr |
| Goods-In / Goods-Out Operative | £12.00–£13.50 / hr |
| Counterbalance FLT Driver | £12.50–£14.50 / hr |
| Reach / PPT FLT Driver | £13.00–£15.00 / hr |
| Warehouse Team Leader / Supervisor | £14.00–£18.00 / hr |
Our temporary warehouse staff support Carrington operations of every size, flexing with your busy and quiet periods.
From one short-notice shift to a full seasonal team, we flex your Carrington workforce up and down on demand — with payroll and compliance handled and a single point of contact.
From first call to workers on shift in Carrington, we manage vetting, payroll and cover.
Roles, headcount, shift pattern and how long you need cover.
We match vetted, available workers from our Carrington pool.
Workers arrive ready — we handle payroll and compliance.
Scale up or down shift by shift, with one point of contact.
Yes. We place vetted counterbalance, reach and PPT drivers at sites including Carrington Business Park, Carrington industrial area and Former Shell site, covering short-notice shifts and peaks with licences and right-to-work checked before they start.
Yes. We can run labour across more than one site in Carrington and Trafford, supplying picking, packing and loading crews on managed PAYE payroll and scaling each site independently as demand shifts.
Yes — we provide same-day and short-notice cover for Carrington employers, scaling teams up and down as volumes change.
Yes. We handle vetting, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance for every temporary worker.
Often the same or next day depending on roles and headcount — we respond to enquiries within 2 working hours.
WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift staff 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.
Tell us your requirement — one worker or a full team — and we'll respond within 2 working hours.