Collection Driver

Royal Mail Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 17,908 - 19,286; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Overtime pay at enhanced rate

Pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Uniform provided

Parental leave

Staff discounts

Job summary

Royal Mail Group in Glasgow is hiring a Collection Driver on a permanent contract for 28 hours per week across Monday to Sunday, 12:30–18:30 at the Glasgow Delivery Office.

As part of a driver team, you will collect mail from post boxes and business customers, check mailbags, and ensure timely delivery to processing centres. A full UK manual licence with up to 6 penalty points is required, with overtime paid at enhanced rates.

Qualifications

• Independent and self-motivated
• People-oriented approach with customers
• Willingness to walk long periods outdoors in all weather
• Strong sense of community and pride in work
• Flexible shift patterns including evenings and weekends
• Hold a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver as part of a driver team
• Check post boxes and collect mail from post offices
• Visit business customers at prearranged times
• Collect mail from routes and drop at processing centres
• Sort mailbags and ensure correct routing of mailpieces
• Deliver more than letters and parcels to customers and agencies

Skills

Independent worker

People skills

Outdoor endurance

Community minded

Flexible shifts

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Collection Driver

Job Reference: 337660

Location: Glasgow Delivery Office, G32 8FA

Job type: Permanent contract

Hours: 28.00 hours per week, working 5 days across Mon‑Sun, 12:30‑18:30

There has never been a more exciting time to join us! We are reinventing Royal Mail for the future and now is a perfect time to join us on that journey.

Each year, we make billions of deliveries possible. Because for us, it’s personal. For every person, from every walk of life, we deliver. And you could be part of it. A Collections and Network Driver. Part of a team of drivers, bringing trust to the doorstep. Giving outstanding service and making our customer’s days that little bit brighter.

It’s not just about driving and deliveries. It’s checking post boxes, popping into post offices, visiting our business customers at a prearranged time, being there to collect the mail, and dropping it off at our processing centres. Sorting out your mailbags and making sure each piece gets to the right place at the right time. You deliver more than just letters and parcels. You deliver for the people. Interested? Join us and make a difference to the place you call home.

A bit about you

• Upbeat, independent and self‑motivated
• Think of yourself as a people‑person
• Happy walking for long periods and going outside in any weather
• Strong sense of community and take pride in what you do
• Looking for a role with flexible shift patterns
• Has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

What we do for you

To deliver on our ambition we want the best and that’s why we’re delighted to offer competitive pay and benefits for a permanent role within our sector. For bringing your best and serving our customers with pride, you can expect to receive:

• A guaranteed hourly rate of £13.06p/h (paid monthly and adjusted to your working hours).
• Paid overtime, with an enhanced rate of x1.25 for any hours worked over 40 hours a week.
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 40 hours a week).
• Contributory pension scheme
• Lots of opportunity to develop a career
• Full uniform provided if you’re on a contract of longer than three months
• Excellent parental leave policy
• Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership

Please note:

For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-40 hours per week are listed as full‑time. However, any role under 40 hours per week will be classified as part‑time in the employment contract.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.