Mail Sorter

Royal Mail Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

22.5 days holiday

Contributory pension

Uniform provided

Parental leave

Discounts

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is hiring a Mail Sorter for the Warrington Mail Centre. The role is fixed-term for 12 months, part-time at 25 hours per week, with weekend shifts (Saturday 18:00–06:00 and Sunday 18:00–07:00).

You’ll be on your feet in a fast-paced warehouse environment, sorting mail, loading and unloading, and operating machinery as needed. The position involves handling mail with care and efficiency to support continuous operation, with a social and nationwide impact.

Qualifications

• Be upbeat, independent and self-motivated.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Have a strong sense of community and take pride in your work.
• Seeking a role with targets to hit and challenges to overcome.

Responsibilities

• Sort mail and parcels manually or using equipment in a busy warehouse.
• Unloading mail from vans and moving it around in trolleys.
• Maintain accuracy and pace to support the mail centre’s daily throughput.
• Adhere to Royal Mail standards when handling election materials and sensitive items.

Skills

Self-motivated

Fast-paced

Community-minded

Target-driven

Job description

Mail Sorter
Job Reference: 339148
Location: Warrington Mail Centre, WA5 3XA
Job type: Fixed Term 12 Months contract
Hours: 25 hours per week, working 2 days across Saturday 18:00 - 06:00 Sunday 18:00 - 07:00

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 the team that makes it happen. Bring trust to the doorstep as a Mail Sorter. Keeping our Mail Centres running like clockwork. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. So that together we can deliver for the people.

It's a shift like no other centre you will cover various indoor roles in a warehouse environment. On your feet and keeping up the pace. Changing from one task to another along the sorting chain, you could be unloading mail from vans, moving it around in trolleys, sorting parcels and letters manually or operating machinery. A mail centre can process over a million items in a shift and you'll be a valuable part of making that happen. And you take it in your stride. Because we deliver much more than just letters and parcels. We deliver for the nation. Interested? Join us and make a difference to the place you call home.

A bit about you

• Upbeat, independent and self-motivated
• Happy in a fast-paced environment
• Have a strong sense of community and want to take pride in what you do
• Looking for a role with targets to hit and challenges to overcome

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 Mail Sorter, you're expected to handle 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/