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Looking for warehouse work in Derby? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Derby — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Derby 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 Derby as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
Derby is the East Midlands' advanced-manufacturing capital, home to Rolls-Royce and Alstom's rail works and close to Toyota's Burnaston plant, all feeding a supply chain that runs on tightly scheduled storage. Linked to the M1 (Junctions 24–25), the A38, A50 and A52, the city clusters its warehouse and logistics space at Raynesway, Sinfin, Pride Park, Wyvern and the 50-acre Indurent Park beside Pride Park. Alongside aerospace and rail-sector fabricators sit 3PL providers, e-commerce operators and FMCG distributors. With Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Loughborough and Leicester all close and East Midlands Airport and its freight hub just down the A50, Derby combines heavyweight manufacturing logistics with strong regional distribution reach.
Production-linked storage and regional distribution make Derby's labour demand uneven: line schedules, model changes, retail and e-commerce peaks and everyday absence all open gaps that need filling at short notice. WSUK supplies temporary warehouse and forklift teams — pickers, packers, loaders, goods-in/out operatives and counterbalance, reach and PPT drivers — inducted for the city's manufacturing and logistics sites. We manage vetting, right-to-work checks, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, so every worker arrives cleared and lawful. As volumes climb for a peak or build run and ease afterwards, we scale teams up and down, giving Derby operators flexible cover that matches real output.
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 Derby and its estates — Raynesway, Sinfin, Pride Park, Wyvern and Indurent Park — plus Nottingham, Burton upon Trent, Loughborough and Leicester. From a single counterbalance driver for a shift to a full picking and packing crew for a production or seasonal peak, we mobilise vetted temporary staff fast across the M1 J24–J25 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 Derby, 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 Derby 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.
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Tell us your shifts and whether you hold a forklift ticket. We will match you to live roles around Derby and reply within 2 working hours.