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Looking for warehouse work in Birmingham? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Birmingham — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Birmingham and the surrounding area — picking, packing, goods-in and goods-out, loading, and counterbalance and reach forklift driving. Most roles pay £12.71—£15.50 an hour depending on the role and shift, and general operative work needs no previous experience. Register once and we will match you to shifts near Birmingham as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
As the UK's second city, Birmingham anchors the West Midlands logistics network and sits at the meeting point of the M6, M5, M42 and M40, with the M6 threading through Junction 6 at Spaghetti Junction. Long-established industrial estates at Tyseley, Witton, Nechells, Aston and Erdington host manufacturing, recycling and urban-fulfilment operations, while newer big-box parks such as Prologis Midpoint, Peddimore and the Hams Hall Distribution Park on the city's north-eastern edge draw major 3PL and e-commerce occupiers. Hams Hall's rail freight terminal links the region to the deep-sea ports. Ringed by Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton and firmly inside the Golden Triangle, Birmingham gives national retailers and carriers dense last-mile coverage alongside large-scale regional distribution.
A conurbation this size runs on a constant churn of temporary labour: retail and parcel peaks, contract mobilisations, product launches and day-to-day absence all open 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 Birmingham's fast-moving sites. We manage vetting, right-to-work verification, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, so every worker arrives cleared and legal. As volumes rise and fall across the year, we flex headcount up for peaks and back down afterwards, giving city operators a responsive workforce instead of carrying fixed overhead.
Tell us once what you can do and which shifts suit you, and we will match you to sites near you as they come up — rather than making you apply over and over.
The core of most warehouses: picking orders to an RF scanner or voice headset, packing to a spec, and getting them out to the carrier on time. The usual way in if you have never worked in a warehouse.
Booking deliveries in, checking them against paperwork, unloading containers and trailers, and loading outbound. Physical work, and the part of the building where accuracy matters most.
Counterbalance, reach, PPT and VNA driving for ticket-holders, plus team leader and supervisor roles for people who have run a pick face or a shift before.
WSUK covers Birmingham city-wide — Tyseley, Witton, Aston, Nechells, Erdington and the big-shed parks around Hams Hall and Spaghetti Junction — plus Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. 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 right across the M6 and M42 catchment.
WSUK recruits across the whole warehouse floor. If you are starting out, picking and packing is where most people begin and there is no experience needed. If you hold a forklift ticket, or you have led a shift before, you will earn more and we will usually have something live. Register once and we will come to you when a shift near you fits.
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 |
|---|---|
| Warehouse Operative | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| Picker / Packer | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| Goods-In / Goods-Out Operative | £12.71–£14.00 / hr |
| Counterbalance FLT Driver | £13.00–£15.00 / hr |
| Reach / PPT FLT Driver | £13.50–£15.50 / hr |
Warehouse work suits people who want to start quickly, be paid weekly, and have some say over which shifts they take. No CV gaps to explain and no long recruitment process.
We are a logistics business that also staffs warehouses, so we know the sites, the shifts and what the work is actually like before we send you.
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.
Picking, packing, goods-in and goods-out, loading and forklift roles come up most often around Birmingham, across day, night and weekend shifts. General operative roles need no previous experience; forklift roles need a current ticket and pay more.
It depends on the site and the shift. Some estates around Birmingham are on bus routes during the day but are hard to reach for a 6am or a night finish. We will tell you what the realistic travel options are for a specific site before you accept it.
For picking, packing and general operative roles, no. Most sites train you on their own system in the first shift or two and the induction covers manual handling and site safety. Experience matters for forklift, VNA and team leader roles, where you will also be paid more.
Most general warehouse roles run £12.71—£14.00 an hour, forklift roles £13.00—£15.50, and team leader roles £14.50—£18.00. Nights and weekends usually carry a premium on top. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage.
No. Charging a work-seeker a fee for finding them work is against the law in the UK, and WSUK never does it. The employer pays our fee. You are never asked for money for training, PPE, checks or placement.
WSUK serves employers across the Golden Triangle. Explore our other locations.
Tell us your shifts and whether you hold a forklift ticket. We will match you to live roles around Birmingham and reply within 2 working hours.