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Looking for warehouse work in Kettering? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Kettering — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Kettering 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 Kettering as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
Kettering is a core node on the fast-growing A14 logistics corridor through North Northamptonshire, three minutes from J7 and J9 and directly linking the Golden Triangle to Felixstowe and the east-coast ports. Its warehouse ecosystem spans Telford Way Industrial Estate, Pytchley Lodge, Kettering Business Park and the modern big-box units of Prologis Park Kettering, with Kettering Energy Park and Weekley Woods adding further capacity. Recent years have seen GLP, Prologis, SEGRO, Tritax Symmetry and St Modwen all stake claims along this stretch. Corby's Magna Park, Wellingborough's Park Farm and Market Harborough are all close, so retail distribution, 3PL contract logistics and manufacturer despatch operations across the cluster draw heavily on the same Kettering labour pool.
Port-linked, big-box distribution generates sharp swings in labour demand, which is why Kettering employers regularly need to fill temporary warehouse and forklift roles. WSUK supplies pickers, packers, goods-in and goods-out operatives, loaders, warehouse labourers and counterbalance, reach and PPT FLT drivers for seasonal peaks, container-arrival surges, sickness and holiday gaps and short-notice shifts. We manage vetting, right-to-work verification, PAYE payroll and working-time compliance, and we flex teams up when a container programme or peak lands then scale back afterwards, so managers on Prologis Park and Telford Way protect service levels without over-committing permanent headcount.
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 Kettering and the wider A14 corridor, from Telford Way, Pytchley Lodge and Kettering Business Park to Prologis Park Kettering and the Energy Park. We reach neighbouring Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough the same day, supplying temporary warehouse operatives and FLT drivers to distribution and 3PL sites whenever volumes climb.
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 Kettering, 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 Kettering 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 Kettering and reply within 2 working hours.