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Looking for warehouse work in Daventry? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Daventry — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Daventry 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 Daventry as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
Daventry lends its name to DIRFT — the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal — and anchors the Golden Triangle's densest run of distribution space. Linked to the M1 (Junctions 16–18), the A5 and the A45, the town pairs the rail-served mega-sheds at DIRFT (Tesco, Royal Mail, Dunelm, the Co-op/NHS supply chain and more, with M&S expanding) with its own estates at Royal Oak and Drayton Fields, home to manufacturers, 3PL providers and e-commerce operators. The Monksmoor and wider town developments feed a growing local workforce. With Rugby, Crick, Northampton and Towcester all close and both the M1 and M6 within easy reach, Daventry offers national retailers central UK coverage with rail and road on the doorstep.
Distribution at this scale makes labour demand volatile: rail arrivals, grocery and e-commerce peaks, contract go-lives and absence all create gaps that must be filled quickly to protect despatch windows. WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift teams — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT drivers — inducted for Daventry's high-volume sites. We manage vetting, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, so labour arrives cleared and lawful. As seasonal volumes rise and fall, we scale teams up for peaks and back down afterwards, giving Daventry operators flexible cover that tracks demand rather than a fixed wage bill.
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 Daventry and its estates — DIRFT, Royal Oak Industrial Estate and Drayton Fields — plus Rugby, Crick, Northampton and Towcester. From a single reach-truck driver for a short shift to a full multi-shift picking and loading crew, we mobilise vetted temporary warehouse and forklift staff fast across the M1 J16–J18 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 Daventry, 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 Daventry 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 Daventry and reply within 2 working hours.