Collections Driver

Royal Mail; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.68

22.5 days holiday

Contributory pension

Career development

Uniform provided (longer than 3 months

Parental leave

Discounts

Job summary

Royal Mail is recruiting for a Collection and Network Driver at the Nottingham Mail Centre. The role is 18 hours per week, across five days including Saturdays, with a rotation for a weekday off.

You will deliver, collect, and sort mail, working outdoors in all weather and walking long distances. Candidates should hold a full UK manual driving licence (max 6 points) and be prepared for shifts that fit a community-focused service.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Happy walking for long periods and going outside in any weather.
• Upbeat, independent and self-motivated.
• Think of yourself as a people-person.
• Looking for a role with flexible shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver letters and parcels to homes and businesses on your route.
• Check post-boxes, pick up mail from post offices and drop off at processing centres.
• Sort mail bags and ensure items reach the right place on time.
• Deliver more than letters and parcels, contributing to great customer service.

Skills

People person

Self-motivated

Outdoor work

Community minded

Flexible shifts

UK driving licence

Job description

Collection and Network Driver

Job Reference: 340188

Location: Nottingham Mail Centre, NG9 2RR

Job type: Permanent contract

Hours: 18:00 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday-Saturday, working every Saturday with rotationl day off between Monday to Friday, 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 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 35-37 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.