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Looking for warehouse work in Raunds? WSUK places people into picking, packing, goods-in, loading and forklift roles at sites in and around Raunds — temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent, paid weekly through PAYE with no fee to you.
WSUK recruits for warehouse jobs in Raunds 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 Raunds as they come up. It never costs you anything to apply.
For a small Northamptonshire town, Raunds carries serious logistics weight through Warth Park, the Roxhill-developed distribution hub that has drawn national names in joinery and consumer goods to its large-format units. Sitting where the A45 meets the A14 at Junction 13, Raunds links straight into the Golden Triangle, giving operators quick reach to the M1, the East Midlands and the ports feeding UK e-commerce. Alongside Warth Park, Kimbolton Road and neighbouring estates in Rushden, Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers form a dense cluster of warehousing, 3PL and light manufacturing. This corridor thrives on big-box distribution and fulfilment, where high-bay racking, reach trucks and steady inbound and outbound flows make forklift and warehouse labour a constant requirement across NN9.
Big-box distribution runs on volume, and volume rarely stays level. Raunds employers face promotional peaks, seasonal ramps, contract wins and absence that all demand extra hands quickly. WSUK meets that with temporary warehouse operatives, goods-in and goods-out staff, loaders and counterbalance, reach and PPT forklift drivers, supplied at the pace your operation needs. We vet and right-to-work check every worker, run PAYE payroll and manage working-time compliance, so you take on capacity without administrative drag. When a peak passes, we scale the crew back down, keeping your labour cost matched to real throughput.
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.
When Warth Park operators and other NN9 employers need temporary warehouse and forklift cover, WSUK responds fast. We understand the A14 Junction 13 corridor, the big-box distribution model that drives Raunds and the way peaks arrive, so we place vetted operatives and FLT drivers, from a single counterbalance driver to a full inbound team, exactly when the operation calls for them.
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 Raunds, 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 Raunds 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 Raunds and reply within 2 working hours.