Collections Driver - Walsall Delivery Office (WV1 1AA)

Royal Mail Group; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is hiring for a fixed term 9-month role at the East Midlands Airport Postie. You will manage mail receipt and preparation for aircraft departures, handling payload documentation and weighing mail for outbound flights.

A full UK manual driving licence with up to 6 penalty points is required, along with reliability and punctuality in a busy, secure environment. The role involves lifting up to 11 kg and pushing containers up to 250 kg, with 30 hours per week across 5 days between

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Able to lift and carry mailbags/boxes up to 11 kg and push containers up to 250 kg.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work across multiple shifts with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Oversee receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure.
• Maintain accurate payload documentation and records (hard copy and computerised).
• Ensure safe handling and weighing of mail for outbound flights and transfers.

Skills

Organised

Interpersonal skills

Numerical skills

Reliability & punctuality

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

East Midlands Airport Postie
Location: Walsall Delivery Office, WV1 1AA
Job type: Fixed Term 9 Months
Hours: 30 per week between 5 days across the week, working between 8am and 4pm

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.

One of the UK's leading companies, we are focused on achieving our vision of being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. We want to be more commercial, flexible and efficient and are employing our strong brand and a range of new products and services to achieve this.

Our logistics team are responsible for keeping everything moving. They ensure that millions of pieces of mail are delivered on time every year across the UK and internationally.

Without logistics we simply wouldn't be able to function. The physical transportation of mail is what we do.

Working in a loud, busy environment, you'll be responsible for overseeing the receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure. Your role will also involve controlling and monitoring accurate payload documentation and records, both hard copy and computerised and weighing mails for outbound flights and transfers.

You must be able to lift and carry mailbags and boxes weighing up to 11kg and push containers weighing up to 250kg.

A bit about you

• Upbeat, independent and self-motivated
• Organised, flexible and adaptable with good interpersonal, numerical and writing skills
• Computer literacy is also desirable. You should be able to work to tight deadlines and be reliable and punctual
• Has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

What we do for you

To deliver on our ambition we want the best and that's why we're delighted to offer market leading pay and benefits for our sector. For bringing your best and serving our customers with pride, you can expect to receive:

• Hourly rate £13.68p/hr (National) / £16.24p/hr (London), paid monthly.
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (pro-rata)
• 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 maternity / paternity leave policy
• Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership

PLEASE NOTE: This role requires you to work in a high security environment and you will have to satisfactorily complete a security background check' that is completed as part of the requirements to apply for a Security ID card that gives access into the Critical Part of the Security Restricted Area at a UK Airport. You are respectfully notified that under Section 21B Subsection (1) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1991, It is an offence to give false information either for the purpose of, or in application for, an identity document. Offenders may be prosecuted and fined.

If successful you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 16 weeks while your application goes through our screening process. If invited to interview, we will require you to submit details of what you have been doing (activity) over the past 5 years, there must not be a gap of more than 14 days. Please note if you supply accurate details including identifying all gaps, this will significantly help speed up the recruitment process.

Please be aware that if you have been resident outside the UK continuously in a single country for 6 months or over in the last 5 years you will be required to provide and pay for a criminal record check from that country before your application will be considered further.

Does this appeal to you? Do you have the drive and dedication we need and want to work for a company that has stood the test of time? If so, this position may be for you. Royal Mail has been around for 350 years and delivers to every address in the UK.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

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