HGV Driver & Warehouse Staff Agency in Burton upon Trent
Vetted temporary drivers and warehouse staff supplied to operators in Burton upon Trent and the West Midlands, with digital timesheets and one consolidated weekly invoice.
Temporary staffing for Burton upon Trent
Rail-connected freight around Burton upon Trent adds a layer most regions do not have: fixed train paths that have to be met whatever the warehouse behind them is doing.
Transport around Burton upon Trent works off the M6, M5, M42, M40, M54 and the M6 Toll, Birmingham Airport and the rail freight terminals at Hams Hall and Birch Coppice, with volume concentrated in Fradley Park and the A38 sites around Lichfield and Burton. The operators booking temporary cover here are mostly contract logistics providers running client-dedicated warehouses and fleets.
Contract wins and losses in big-shed warehousing move labour requirements in blocks of dozens and the ramp-up runs on agency staff long before permanent recruitment catches up.
Nights across the big sheds, typically 22:00 to 06:00, which is where the shortage runs deepest and the premium highest.
The most expensive worker is the one who arrives without the right ticket. A forklift certificate from an unaccredited provider, a lapsed DQC, a counterbalance card presented for reach truck work — each one either stops the shift or creates an exposure nobody priced in.
Burton upon Trent bookings are filled from a national pool, sourced against the specific role and the specific site. Licence entitlement, right to work and references are verified before anyone is confirmed to you. The worker travels in ready to start the shift you booked.
What gets verified
The list below is what gets verified before confirmation. It is deliberately auditable, because your own compliance team may well want to see it.
Equal treatment on pay and basic conditions applies after 12 weeks in the same role under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010. We hold the count per worker per role and raise it with you before the threshold rather than on the invoice that follows it.
Every one of those happens before a worker is confirmed onto your booking, not after they arrive at the gate. Licence checks are re-run every 90 days rather than kept on file and assumed.
How and when we pay
The timesheet comes to you first. You approve it or reject it with a reason and only approved lines reach an invoice — which means the invoice should never be the first time you see a number you disagree with.
We aim to confirm or decline within the hour on a same-day request, because an unanswered booking is worse for you than a no. Next-day requests are confirmed the same working day.
Positions we cover
Class 1 Driver Agency in Burton upon Trent
Class 1 drivers on C+E, for trunking, tramping, store deliveries and container work.
Class 2 Driver Agency in Burton upon Trent
Class 2 rigid drivers on Cat C, for multi-drop, trade counter, tipper and municipal work.
7.5 Tonne Driver Agency in Burton upon Trent
7.5 tonne drivers on Category C1, for multi-drop, home delivery and event logistics.
Van Driver Agency in Burton upon Trent
Van and multi-drop drivers on a standard Category B licence, for parcel, courier and last-mile work.
Forklift Driver Agency in Burton upon Trent
Counterbalance, reach and VNA forklift drivers, with the accreditation checked before the shift.
Warehouse Staff Agency in Burton upon Trent
Warehouse operatives, pickers, packers and goods-in staff, in the volume a site actually needs.
Drivers' Mate Agency in Burton upon Trent
Drivers' mates and second crew for two-person deliveries, installations and heavy handball.
HGV Driver Recruitment in Burton upon Trent
HGV driver recruitment across Class 1, Class 2 and 7.5 tonne, on permanent, temporary and temp-to-perm terms.
Van Driver Recruitment in Burton upon Trent
Van and delivery driver recruitment for multi-drop, courier, collection and same-day operations.
Warehouse Staff Recruitment in Burton upon Trent
Warehouse recruitment for operatives, pickers, packers, goods-in, dispatch, forklift and stock control roles.
Shifts we're filling
Shifts appear here once they are booked and confirmed. We would rather show you an empty board than an invented one — register your availability and we will match you against what comes in.
Your questions
What temporary staff can you supply in Burton upon Trent?
Class 1 and Class 2 drivers, 7.5 tonne, van and multi-drop, forklift drivers on counterbalance and reach and warehouse operatives. The ticketed specialisms are handled nationally, not booked as local cover.
What checks do you run before a worker starts in Burton upon Trent?
Licence categories are checked against DVLA records with a share code, CPC and tacho expiries are confirmed, right to work is evidenced and references are taken. The record is auditable, so your own compliance team can see it.
How does booking temporary staff in Burton upon Trent work?
Role, headcount, dates, shift, postcode. We confirm what is coverable, complete the checks, then the hours run through a digital timesheet you approve or reject with a reason.
Tell us who you need
Give us the class, the count, the dates and the shift. We confirm what we can cover and say plainly when we cannot.