Parcel Delivery Driver

Royal Mail Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Career development & trainee schemes

Family-friendly support

Wellbeing resources

Discounts on goods

Free stamps at Christmas

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a Parcel Delivery Driver in Gloucester on a permanent contract. The role is 32.5 hours per week, spread over six days across Monday to Sunday for five weeks with the sixth week off, typically between 13:30 and 20:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 17:00 on Sundays.

Responsibilities include parcel delivery with route-planning tools, preparing the van and workload, and ensuring timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Reliable and self-motivated to work independently.
• Committed to delivering excellent customer service.
• Organised, punctual and proactive in workload planning.
• Clear communication with customers and team members.
• Willing to work afternoon and early evening shifts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver parcels across the assigned area using route-planning tools.
• Prepare the van and plan workload for the day.
• Ensure parcels reach the right place at the right time.

Skills

Reliable & self-motivated

Customer service

Organised & punctual

Good communication

Able to work afternoons/evenings

Education

Full UK manual driving licence

Job description

Parcel Delivery Driver

Job reference: 336401

Location: Gloucester Delivery Office, GL3 4EE

Job type: Permanent contract

Hours: 32:30 hours per week, working 6 days across Monday - Sunday for 5 weeks with 6th week off, working Monday - Saturday between 13:30 - 20:00 and Sunday 10:30 - 17:00

Due to operational demand, you will be required to work Saturday and Sunday, according to a local rota.

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. Whatever the weather, come rain or shine, we show up. Because for us, it's personal. And you could be part of it. Part of a team of multi drop drivers, you'll deliver much more than parcels. Ensuring our customers days are a little bit brighter.

However, it's not just about driving and deliveries. Prepping your van and workload for the day, you will use route-planning technology tools, to ensure each parcel gets to the right place, at the right time. You deliver much more than parcels. You deliver for the people. Interested? Join us and make a difference.

A bit about you

• Upbeat, self-motivated and thrive whilst working independently
• Organised, punctual with great initiative
• Committed to the delivery of great customer service
• Comfortable interacting with customers, acting as a positive ambassador for Royal mail
• Happy to work in the afternoon and early evenings
• Enjoy a multi drop driving role, delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area
• Possess a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

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).
• Full uniform provided
• Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
• Lots of opportunity to develop a career, including our trainee manager roles and Apprentice Schemes
• Excellent family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 free access to services and tools to help support your physical and mental health, including financial and social support and advice
• Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership
• Free stamps at Christmas

For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-40 hours per week are listed as full-time. However, any role under 40 hours per week will be classified as part-time in the employment contract.

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/