Collection Driver

Royal Mail; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Contributory pension

Uniform provided

Career development

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a Collection and Network Driver in Lincoln. You will join a team delivering and collecting mail, with duties spanning doorstep deliveries, post-box checks, and coordination with processing centres.

The role requires a full UK driving licence (up to 6 points) and a willingness to work 15:00–19:00, across Mon-Sun with four days on/three off style patterns.

Qualifications

• Be upbeat, independent and self-motivated.
• Be a people-person with good communication.
• Enjoy walking outdoors in all weather.
• Show strong community spirit and pride in work.
• Be flexible with shift patterns.
• Hold a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.

Responsibilities

• Securely deliver all items on your route on time.
• Check post-boxes and drop off at processing centres as needed.
• Collect mail from post offices and business customers per schedule.
• Sort mailbags and ensure accuracy in routing.

Skills

People skills

Self-motivated

Weather resilience

Job description

Collection and Network Driver

Job Reference: 343403
Location: Lincoln Delivery Office, LN5 7NU
Job type: Fixed Term contract
Hours: 20 hours per week, working X days across Mon-Sun, working between 15:00 and 19:00

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 £13.68p/h (paid monthly and adjusted to your working hours).
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 37 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 policyVarious 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 35-37 hours per week are listed as full-time. However, any role under 37 hours per week will be classified as part-time in the employment contract.

As a Collection Driver, you're expected to securely deliver all items on your route, including handling and delivering election materials and certain items (such as food products or alcohol) in line with Royal Mail business standards.

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.