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Looking for warehouse work in Burton upon Trent? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Burton upon Trent — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Burton upon Trent 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 Burton upon Trent as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
Burton upon Trent is one of the UK's prime overnight distribution locations, sitting on the A38 midway between the M1, M6, M6 Toll and M42, close to the A50 trans-Pennine corridor. Its logistics core is the 200-acre Centrum 100 business park beside the A38, home to Boots, DHL, Clipper Logistics, Argos and the Palletforce SuperHub — a 318,000 sq ft central hub handling over 30,000 pallets a night. The Wellington Road Industrial Estate and Branston add further distribution and FMCG acreage, much of it rooted in the town's famous brewing heritage with operators such as Molson Coors and Marston's. With Lichfield, Tamworth, Derby and Cannock close by, Burton is a high-volume palletised storage and haulage hub at the north of the Golden Triangle.
Overnight pallet networks, brewing and FMCG create relentless, time-critical labour demand in Burton — trailers must be loaded, sortation hubs cleared and goods-in booked in on the clock, and any shortfall delays the whole network. WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift teams — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT drivers — inducted for the town's fast-paced hubs. We manage vetting, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, so labour arrives cleared and lawful. As nightly volumes and seasonal peaks rise and fall, we flex headcount to match, giving Burton operators dependable cover without carrying permanent 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 Burton upon Trent and its estates — Centrum 100, Centrum West, Wellington Road and Branston — plus Lichfield, Tamworth, Swadlincote and Derby. From a single reach-truck driver for a night shift to a full loading and picking crew for a pallet-hub peak, we mobilise vetted temporary staff fast across the A38 and A50 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 Burton upon Trent, 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 Burton upon Trent 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 Burton upon Trent and reply within 2 working hours.