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Forklift operator jobs in Warrington
Warrington has 5,000 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for Warrington
What the official data says about Warrington
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 5,000 employee jobs in Warrington, from 154,000 employee jobs across the area.
That count covers whole sites rather than truck types, so counterbalance on the bays, reach in the racking and VNA in the narrow aisles are all inside it, together with the picking most operators also do. Freight, warehousing and courier work together make up 5.45% of employment in Warrington.
Median full-time pay in Warrington was £41,159 a year in 2025 across all occupations combined. Forklift work is not published separately at this level, so treat that as area context and read the rate on the advert.
UK Business Counts recorded 65 warehousing and storage sites in Warrington at the March 2025 reference date, 30 of them employing ten people or more. 35 of them, 53.8%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Large sites use the full range of truck types, so a ticket beyond counterbalance is worth more here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Warrington, 1,250 are part time, 23.8% of the split. The middle across the North West is 14.3%, so Warrington sits above it, 5th of 24 areas on this measure. A part-time share at this level usually means twilight and weekend shifts running alongside the main rota.
Two further counts round out the Warrington picture: 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 1,650 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Warrington ranks 2nd of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 3,450, against 8,400 in Warrington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Warrington in that order sit Lancashire at 10,250 and Liverpool at 6,775.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Warrington ranks 3rd of the 24 areas in the North West. The middle across the North West is 38, against 65 in Warrington. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Warrington in that order sit Trafford at 70 and Cheshire East at 60.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 5,000 jobs across 65 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Warrington, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 5,000
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 154,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £41,159
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 65
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 35
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 23.8%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 5.45%
The forklift operator role
Forklift work is moving pallets safely in a building full of people doing other things. Counterbalance in the yard and on loading bays, reach truck in the racking, VNA in narrow aisles at height.
Forklift operator jobs in Warrington: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Warrington?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 1,750 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Warrington and 5,000 in warehousing and storage, spread across 500 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a forklift operator earn in Warrington?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Warrington: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 65 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is forklift operator work in Warrington full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 23.8% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Warrington, 1,250 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for forklift operator jobs in Warrington?
A current forklift certificate for the truck type, such as counterbalance or reach. Employers often accept RTITB or ITSSAR accredited training. No formal school qualifications needed. Each advert in Warrington sets out what that employer asks for.