Collection Driver

Royal Mail; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Uniform provided

Holiday entitlement

Overtime pay

Discounts

Job summary

Royal Mail in Glasgow is hiring a Collection Driver for a permanent contract. You will work 28 hours per week across five days, mainly between 12:30 and 18:30, collecting mail from post boxes, visiting business customers, and delivering to processing centres.

The role requires a full UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 penalty points), an upbeat, independent attitude, and a willingness to work outdoors in all weather.

Responsibilities

• Check post-boxes and prepare mail for collection.
• Visit post offices and collect mail from customers.
• Collect mail and drop at processing centres.
• Sort mailbags to ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

People person

Independent

Self-motivated

Flexible shifts

Community-minded

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, working between 12:30 and 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 much 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

• 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.