Mail Sorter

DHL; Ryton; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Mail Sorter in Ryton on Dunsmore. This position involves processing mail, quality checks, and teamwork without prior experience required. Flexible night shifts with competitive pay and various benefits are included. Join a supportive environment focused on career development and diversity.

Benefits

Discount vouchers for restaurants and cinemas

Healthcare options

Pension plan

Enhanced family leave

Childcare discounts

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; commitment and willingness to learn are essential.
• Ability to follow manual handling guidelines.
• Must adhere to data protection regulations during communication.

Responsibilities

• Process mail and sort consignments accurately.
• Perform quality checks of processed items.
• Bag and tag outgoing international mail.
• Maintain cleanliness in work area and equipment.
• Report security breaches to supervisors.
• Check format/spec of mail and run in relevant streams.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Attention to detail

Flexible approach

Team player

Job description

Overview

Position: Mail Sorter
Contract Type: Permanent – 40hrs per week
Location: Ryton on Dunsmore
Shift: Tuesday-Saturday / 10:30pm - 06:30

Hourly pay: £12.21 per hour + night shift allowance

Why choose DHL eCommerce UK?

Want to work for one of the UK’s best workplaces? We are proud to announce that DHL eCommerce UK has been recognised as a Best Workplace 2025 and achieved Top Employer accreditation for the 5th year running. As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to a range of benefits including discount vouchers for restaurants, cinemas, retail outlets, healthcare and much more as well as pension, enhanced family leave, childcare discounts, employee assistance programme and much more!

About the role

This role will be processing the mail, scanning, encoding, and sorting inbound and outbound consignments as well as accurately recording account details. You’ll locate and identify all mail in the warehouse to secure it in the sort centre for processing. You will need to handle all items of mail in a safe and secure manner in line with mail integrity.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Quality checks of items processed through ETOE operations
• Bagging and tagging outgoing International Mail
• Light maintenance and cleaning and tidying of ETOE area
• Scanning and palletizing outbound mail and handover ready scanned mail safely wrapped for distribution
• Lifting of mail boxes and bags (in accordance with Manual Handling guidelines)
• Report any breach in Security to the Supervisor/Sort Centre Manager
• Ensure that all verbal and written communication is appropriate and in line with data Protection regulations
• At all times act in an appropriate and respectful manner when dealing with other employees, visitors or member of the public
• Comply with the company policies and procedures when communicating with others, verbal, written and electronic
• Check format/spec of the mail, segregate and run in relevant streams

The ideal candidate will have

• A flexible in approach to work and the ability to work effectively as part of a team, providing support in resolving problems and have a can do, right first time and passionate approach
• You won’t need experience, we’ll provide you with that, but you will need a strong work ethic and real attention to detail.

What about career development?

We take every employee’s career seriously and believe in realising their full potential. We have dedicated learning and development programmes that are open to every employee and an open working culture where everyone’s voice is heard, so you can shape your future career path at DHL eCommerce UK.

What will you need to do next?

If you meet the requirements for this role and are looking for your next career move, submit your application to us along with an up-to-date CV.

Our approach to Diversity and Inclusion

As a global company, we see the diversity of our employees as a genuine strength. A strength that we will only really leverage if we ensure that our employees sincerely feel that they can bring their true selves to work every day.

We’re committed to attracting the best possible person for every vacancy irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent, and consistent across the UK.

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