Mailscreener

Royal Mail; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift Allowance

Holiday entitlement starts 22.5 days

Contributory Pension Scheme

Corporate Discounts

Development Opportunities

Excellent Parental leave policy

Full uniform provided

Job summary

Royal Mail is recruiting Airport Mail Screeners for the East Midlands Air Hub. You will oversee mail intake for departures and communicate with authorities, using profiling and X-ray screening to identify threats. Excellent observation and reporting skills are essential for this role.

You must complete a DfT Level E course and a colour-vision test. Part-time 20 hours per week, nights 22:30–02:30, with permanent contracts offered.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, numerical and writing skills for coordination with police and agencies.
• Maintain concentration and perform repetitive tasks with strong observational ability.
• Decipher and evaluate computer screen images to identify prohibited items.
• Calibrate screening machines to DfT standards and pass Level E course and Ishihara test.

Responsibilities

• Oversee receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure.
• Communicate effectively with authorities and agencies as required.
• Interrogate mail by profiling and X-ray screening to identify threats.

Skills

Observational skills

Communication

Screen image interpretation

X-ray screening

Education

DfT Level E course

Ishihara colour vision test

Job description

We are now recruiting Mail Screeners at East Midlands Air Hub.

Job reference number 342551

Do you have excellent observational skills? Are you a good communicator? Are you trained in deciphering and evaluating computer screen images and x-rays?

Royal Mail is now recruiting Airport Mail Screeners. If you are reliable, self‑motivated and a good team player, you are the type of person we’re looking for.

About us

Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 29\,million addresses across the UK.

Our market is changing, but as 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 teams 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.

About the role

You will oversee the receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure. You need excellent communication, numerical and writing skills for the purpose of communicating effectively with the police or other government agencies.

You’ll be expected to maintain concentration as you complete repetitive tasks. You should have excellent observation skills to interrogate mail by profiling and x‑ray screening. You will decipher and evaluate computer screen images so you can identify prohibited and threatening items, including explosives, incendiary and other devices.

You will calibrate screening machines to DfT standards and must successfully pass a DfT approved Level E course and an Ishihara colour blindness test.

Pay: £626.40 per week for full time hours, pro rata for part time hours.

Part time 20 hours per week, working 22:30 - 02:30am, 5 days Monday to Friday

We are looking to offer Permanent contracts

Additional Benefits

• Shift Allowance for working unsocial hours
• Holiday entitlement starts at 22.5 days on entry increasing with service (pro-rata)
• Contributory Pension Scheme after qualifying period
• Corporate Discounts
• Development Opportunities
• Excellent Parental leave policy
• Full uniform provided

PLEASE NOTE: This role requires you to work in a high security environment. If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 16 weeks while your application goes through our screening process (which includes a requirement for RMG to obtain 5 years referencing). If invited to interview, we will require you to submit details of what you have been doing (activity) over the past 5 years ad between each activity, there must not be a gap of more than 14 days. If you have had a gap between work then please explain this by writing for example 'Gap - looking for work'. 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.

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

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready.

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.