Warehouse staffing Thurrock and Dartford
Warehouse staff for both sides of the Dartford Crossing
Operatives, pickers and forklift drivers for port and distribution sites in Thurrock, Dartford and Gravesend.
Who we send
Warehouse operatives including container unloading, pickers, packers, forklift drivers and team leaders.
How quickly
Ask today for tomorrow's shift. One week's notice for a larger start.
How to book
Tell us the site, the shifts and the numbers, by phone or form.
Staff we place on the Thames
Warehouse operatives
Container unloading, goods in, put away and dispatch.
Pickers and packers
For retail and online distribution.
Forklift drivers
Counterbalance and reach, certificates checked.
Team leaders
For busy nights and container shifts.
Where we staff
On the Essex side, London Gateway at Stanford le Hope and the Port of Tilbury bring the containers in, and the warehouses at Purfleet, West Thurrock and Grays move the goods on.
Across the river, the sites around Crossways at Dartford and the A282 are among the most convenient in the south east for London and the M25, with more work around Gravesend.
We do not assume someone in Gravesend will cross to Thurrock for a night shift. We book on each side of the river separately.
Sites
- London Gateway
- Tilbury
- Purfleet
- West Thurrock and Grays
- Dartford and Crossways
- Gravesend
How it works
- 1
Tell us the work
Site, shift times, numbers, and whether the shift involves tipping containers by hand.
- 2
We book your side of the river
Checked staff who live on your side of the crossing and have done this kind of work before.
- 3
On the dock tomorrow
Next day for cover, or a week for a larger start with everyone inducted.
- By tomorrow
- Ask today and checked staff are on your dock or floor for tomorrow's shift.
- Larger starts
- One week's notice so the whole team is checked and inducted.
What we check
Right to work, ID, references and licences, checked before we put anyone forward.
Right to work checked against original documents or the Home Office online service before the first shift.
Identity and references photo ID seen, and work references taken up.
Lift truck certificates for forklift and reach roles, a current certificate from a recognised body such as RTITB, AITT, ITSSAR or NPORS, with a copy kept on file.
Your site rules safety footwear, hi vis, induction times and any site specific training agreed with you at booking.
Container work is physical
Hand unloading containers is heavy work and not everyone is suited to it. Tell us when a shift involves tipping containers by hand, and we will put forward people who have done it before. It saves you an early finish and a gap on the dock.
Short of hands on the dock?
Tell us the site, the shifts and the numbers.