Parcelforce Collection & Delivery Driver 7.5T

None; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Collection and Delivery Driver with a leading parcel delivery service. This rewarding role offers a competitive starting salary, opportunities for overtime, and excellent benefits. You'll be responsible for planning your delivery routes and ensuring safe parcel delivery to customers, all while working in a supportive environment. If you're friendly, proactive, and ready for a long-term career, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Enjoy comprehensive benefits including a company pension scheme, annual leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Medical Care

Driving Allowance

Weekly Bonus

Saturday & Sunday Premium

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Holiday Entitlement

Option to Purchase Additional Leave

Career Development Opportunities

Free Uniform

Corporate Discounts

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK manual driving licence.
• Ability to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg.

Responsibilities

• Plan delivery routes and conduct vehicle safety checks.
• Collect and deliver parcels to households and businesses.
• Provide excellent customer service during deliveries.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Route Planning

Parcel Handling

Driving (UK License)

Job description

Job ref: 324792

Starting salary of £24,210 (£12.21 per hour) increasing to £25,679 (£12.95 per hour), on completion of 6 month probation period. Plus, an additional supplement of £842 per annum pro rota, nightshift allowance and excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week).



You could earn a total package of circa £30,000 per annum, including excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week with overtime).

Contract Type: Permanent

Working hours: 38 Full time hours per week with opportunity for overtime. Typical attendance isTuesday to Saturday 10:00 - 17:36 with up to two hours per day of overtime.

Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Cleveland, 4-6 Raleigh Court Middlesbrough TS2 1RA

The Benefits

• Medical Care including eye and dental care
• Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours
• £26.40 per week driving allowance plus weekly bonus of up to £16
• £77.20 per week driving allowance for 7.5 tonne vehicles
• Saturday & Sunday Premium - Saturday an extra £4.09 per hour & Sunday an extra £6.13 per hour, this applies to contracted hours worked on a Saturday after 06:00 and Sunday 00:01 – 23:59
• Company pension scheme
• 22.5 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service
• Option to purchase additional leave direct from pay
• Career development opportunities
• Free full Uniform supplied
• Corporate discounts

At Parcelforce Worldwide it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that matters. That’s why we’re on the lookout for an excellent Collection and Delivery Driver to join our dedicated team, support our growing business and exceed our customer’s expectations.

About the role

First things first, you’ll start your day by planning your delivery route and carrying out safety checks on your vehicle. Then you’ll be busy collecting and delivering parcels to households and businesses. You’ll go the extra mile for our customers as you deliver everything from birthday presents to vital business information. In return, you’ll get a rewarding role including best-in-industry benefits.

About you

Naturally friendly, you’re a positive and proactive person looking for a long-term career in an ambitious and growing company. A brilliant team player, you’ve the ability to build good relationships with everyone you work with – always seeking the best results for our customers. It’s important that you’re able to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg.

It’s essential that you have a full UK manual driving licence (in your current UK address) covering up to 3.5 tonnes (Cat B)/ 7.5 tonnes (Cat C1).In an ideal world you’ll have a clean licence but it definitely shouldn’t have more than 6 penalty points. And, just so you know, you’ll be required to show your licence at your assessment.

About us

Parcelforce Worldwide provides express parcel delivery across the UK. We employ over 5,500 people and operate across a network of 54 depots throughout the UK. Our intelligent use of technology helps ensure we stay one-step ahead, and everyone that works for us has the responsibility to create a smooth and efficient service. We are always thinking ahead, and we’re always looking for friendly and committed people to join our diverse and supportive team.

Interested? We can’t wait to hear from you.

Trust is important to everything we do in Parcelforce. We want to build that trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview; and we mean your interview. We want to give you the opportunity to present us with your best examples. As a result, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place, to allow you time to prepare in advance. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and what a job with Parcelforce entails. Trust on the doorstep starts with you.

Please note once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this advert will be closed.

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