Active Postal Driver – Outdoor Routes, Community Focus

Royal Mail; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term contract 6 months

Full training provided

Uniform provided

Overtime available

Job summary

Royal Mail in Portsmouth is recruiting a Postie (Postal Delivery Driver) on a fixed-term 6‑month contract. You’ll deliver letters and parcels across Portsmouth, working 35 hours per week on a rotating shift, including weekends, 08:30–15:30 (and Sundays 12:30–19:00).

You’ll sort mail at the delivery office, drive a Royal Mail van, and deliver on foot in your local area. Expect outdoor work in all weather, building relationships with customers, and handling up to 10 kg+ mailbags.

Qualifications

• Valid UK manual driving licence with up to 6 penalty points.
• Ability to walk long distances and lift 10 kg+ mailbags.
• Deliveries in all weather and outdoor work.
• Willingness to work weekends and rotate shifts.

Responsibilities

• Sort letters and parcels at the delivery office.
• Deliver post by van and on foot in your local area.
• Build relationships with customers.
• Work outdoors in all weathers.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Excellent customer service

Physically fit

Organised and resilient

Job description

Royal Mail in Portsmouth is recruiting a Postie (Postal Delivery Driver) on a fixed-term 6‑month contract. You’ll deliver letters and parcels across Portsmouth, working 35 hours per week on a rotating shift, including weekends, 08:30–15:30 (and Sundays 12:30–19:00).

You’ll sort mail at the delivery office, drive a Royal Mail van, and deliver on foot in your local area. Expect outdoor work in all weather, building relationships with customers, and handling up to 10 kg+ mailbags.