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Filling temporary warehouse and forklift roles in Flixborough? WSUK supplies vetted pickers, packers, loaders and FLT drivers to sites around Flixborough Industrial Estate, Stather Road and Flixborough Wharf — 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 Flixborough 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 Flixborough Industrial Estate, Stather Road and Flixborough Wharf, reached via Scunthorpe & M181, we put vetted, inducted staff on your floor fast, with PAYE payroll and compliance managed.
Flixborough is the only place on this stretch where industry sits on the River Trent rather than the Humber. Flixborough Industrial Estate, off Stather Road about three miles north-west of Scunthorpe, occupies the former chemical works site and includes Flixborough Wharf, a riverside berth that brings seagoing cargo well inland. That gives the estate a mix of wharf handling, bulk storage, haulage and general manufacturing that is unusual for a village location. Road traffic runs through Scunthorpe to the M181 and M180, and the estate looks across the Trent floodplain towards the Isle of Axholme. Neighbouring villages include Burton upon Stather and Amcotts, with Scunthorpe providing most services and labour. Scunthorpe station is the nearest rail link.
Work at Flixborough rises and falls with vessel calls at the wharf and bulk material movements, so loading, storage and transport needs can bunch around ship arrivals. 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 Flixborough 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 Flixborough employers — for peaks, cover and short-notice shifts, with payroll and compliance managed.
Scale your Flixborough 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 Flixborough and North Lincolnshire, from Flixborough Industrial Estate, Stather Road and Flixborough Wharf to workers drawn from Scunthorpe, Burton upon Stather, Winterton and Crosby. 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 Flixborough 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 Flixborough operations of every size, flexing with your busy and quiet periods.
From one short-notice shift to a full seasonal team, we flex your Flixborough 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 Flixborough, we manage vetting, payroll and cover.
Roles, headcount, shift pattern and how long you need cover.
We match vetted, available workers from our Flixborough 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 Flixborough Industrial Estate, Flixborough Wharf and Stather Road, 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 Flixborough and North Lincolnshire, 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 Flixborough 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.