Mailscreener

Royal Mail Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 59,000; Part time

Job summary

A major postal service provider in Glasgow is seeking Mail Screeners to oversee mail preparation for aircraft departure. The role involves excellent observational and communication skills, as you will evaluate computer screen images to identify prohibited items. This part-time position offers a salary of £583.64 per annum for full-time hours, along with additional benefits like a shift allowance and a contributory pension scheme. Permanent contracts will be offered for successful candidates.

Benefits

Shift allowance for working unsocial hours

Holiday entitlement starting at 22 days

Contributory pension scheme

Corporate discounts

Development opportunities

Excellent parental leave policy

Full uniform provided

Qualifications

• You need to successfully pass a DfT approved Level E course and an Ishihara colour blindness test.
• Excellent observation skills to interrogate mail and profile with x-ray screening.
• Reliable and self-motivated with the ability to complete repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure.
• Calibrate screening machines to DfT standards.
• Decipher and evaluate computer screen images to identify prohibited items.

Skills

Excellent observational skills

Good communication skills

Numerical skills

Writing skills

Education

DfT approved Level E course

Ishihara colour blindness test

Job description

We are now recruiting Mail Screeners at Glasgow Mail Centre.

Job reference number 326325

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: £583.64 (National), quoted amounts are per annum for full‑time hours, pro‑rata for part‑time hours.

30 hours per week, part‑time, 5 nights over 6 nights including Sunday nights; shifts vary between 00:45 start to 06:45 finish.

We are looking to offer permanent contracts.

This is a part‑time vacancy only. If you are successful with your application and currently work full‑time hours, you will be expected to reduce to part‑time hours.

Additional Benefits

• Shift allowance for working unsocial hours
• Holiday entitlement starts at 22 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‑year referencing). If invited to interview, we will require you to submit details of what you have been doing (activity) over the past 5 years and 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.

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/