Collections Driver

Royal Mail Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Career development

Uniform provided

Job summary

Royal Mail Group in Shrewsbury is recruiting a Collection and Network Driver on a permanent contract. You will work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between 11:20 and 18:45, delivering and collecting mail, visiting post offices, and supporting processing centres to ensure items reach the right place on time.

Ideal candidates are upbeat, independent and people‑minded, able to walk long distances and work outdoors in all weather.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence with up to 6 penalty points.
• Able to walk for long periods and work outdoors in all weather.
• Outgoing, independent and self-motivated with good people skills.
• Flexible regarding shift patterns and attendance.

Responsibilities

• Securely deliver all items on your route.
• Handle and deliver election materials and restricted items per policy.
• Check post boxes and collect mail from post offices.
• Sort mailbags and ensure correct routing to processing centres.
• Deliver to processing centres and maintain timely deliveries.

Skills

People skills

Self-motivation

Outdoor endurance

Community mindset

Flexible shifts

UK driving licence

Job description

Collection and Network Driver

Job Reference: 343871

Location: Shrewsbury Delivery Office, SY1 1AA

Job type: Permanent contract

Hours: 37 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday to Friday, working between 11:20 and 18:45

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.

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/