Collections Driver

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.68

22.5 days holiday (pro rata)

Contributory pension

Career development opportunities

Uniform provided (for longer than 3+ m

Parental leave policy

Discounts on high street, travel, and 

Job summary

Royal Mail is hiring a Collections Driver in Portsmouth (PO3 5FL). The part-time role covers 17.5 hours per week across 5 days, with shifts from 15:30 to 19:00. You will collect mail, deliver and collect on routes, visit business customers and support the network with secure item handling.

You should be upbeat, independent, a people-person and able to work outdoors in all weather. A valid UK manual licence (≤6 points) is required.

Qualifications

• Be upbeat, independent and self-motivated.
• Be a people-person with strong communication.
• Enjoy walking outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Take pride in the community and your 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, including election materials and restricted items as per Royal Mail standards.
• Check post-boxes, visit post offices and meet business customers on a prearranged schedule.
• Collect mail and drop it at processing centres, sorting mailbags to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Upbeat, independent and self-motivated

People-person

Walking outdoors for long periods

Community-minded pride

Flexible shift patterns

Full UK manual driving licence (≤6 de-

Job description

Collections Driver Job Reference: 344262 Location: Portsmouth Delivery Office, PO3 5FL Job type: Permanent contract Hours: 17.5 hours per week, working 5 days across Mon-Sun, working between 15:30 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.

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

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. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/