Collections Driver

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

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Uniform provided

Parental leave

Job summary

Royal Mail in Wrexham is seeking a part-time Collection and Network Driver for 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 15:00 to 19:00. You will join a team delivering and collecting mail, supporting across locations.

You’ll need a full UK manual driving licence with up to 6 penalty points, be comfortable walking in all weather, and enjoy working with people. The role offers a guaranteed hourly rate, holiday allowance, pension, and opportunities to develop your career.

Qualifications

• Be 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect mail on your route.
• Check post-boxes and visit post offices as needed.
• Deliver to processing centres and ensure mailbags reach the right place on time.
• Sort mailbags and handle items with care.
• Support election materials delivery in line with Royal Mail standards.

Skills

People skills

Independent

Self-motivated

Customer service

Tools

UK driving licence

Job description

Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Collection and Network DriverJob Reference: 345242Location: Wrexham Delivery Office, LL11 1AAJob type: Permanent contractHours: 20 hours per week, working 5 days, Monday to Friday, working between15:00 and 19:00

You may be required to work Sundays to support operational demand.

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 pointsWhat we do for you

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/