Parcel Sorter

Pertemps Bond; Coventry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel time paid

Flexible shifts

Job summary

Royal Mail is hiring a Parcel Sorter at the Stoke Parcel Sorting Centre through Pertemps. This temporary, hands-on role involves working in a busy parcel operation as part of a team to unload, sort and move mail and parcels.

Shifts include Morning (6am-2pm) £15.14ph, Afternoon (2pm-10pm) £15.14ph, Night (10pm-6am) £16.44ph. Travel time is paid; you must be fit to stand and move weights up to 25kg and 11kg, and be flexible to work across weekends.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a busy team.
• Capable of standing for extended periods.
• Physical ability to push and lift weights up to 25kg and 11kg.
• Flexibility to work across shifts including weekends.
• Reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Unload mail and parcels from vehicles.
• Move parcels through the sorting centre.
• Sort letters, parcels and other postal items.
• Load mail bags and parcels.
• Maintain a safe, tidy working environment.
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
• Rotate tasks as required.
• Work effectively as part of a team.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Stamina

Safety awareness

Job description

Royal Mail Parcel Sorter – Stoke Parcel Sorting Centre

Pertemps is supporting Royal Mail with warehouse recruitment at Stoke Parcel Sorting Centre. This is a temporary, hands-on role within a busy parcel operation, with additional shifts potentially available during busier periods.

Job Role:

As a Parcel Sorter, you will work as part of a busy team handling parcels and mail within the sorting centre.

Key Responsibilities:

• Unloading mail and parcels from vehicles.
• Moving parcels and mail through the sorting centre.
• Sorting letters, parcels and other postal items.
• Loading and moving mail bags and parcels.
• Ensuring items are handled safely and efficiently.
• Working to tight deadlines in a busy environment.
• Moving between different tasks as required during your shift.
• Working effectively as part of a team.
• Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment.

The role is physically demanding and involves being on your feet for most of the shift.

You must be comfortable with:

• Pushing trolleys weighing up to 25kg.
• Lifting and moving mail bags weighing up to 11kg.
• Standing and walking for extended periods.
• Working in a fast-paced warehouse/sorting environment.
• Repeated lifting, moving and sorting of parcels and mail.

Working Hours:

You will be required to work at least 5 shifts/ week (Monday to Sunday)

Morning Shift – 6am to 2pm - £15.14ph

Afternoon Shift – 2pm to 10pm - £15.14ph

Night Shift – 10pm to 6am - £16.44ph

Travel time will be paid at your shift pay rate.

Important Information:

• You can commit to the assignment from the expected start date until the end of the assignment.
• You are flexible to work across the required shift patterns.
• You can work weekends when required.
• You are comfortable working additional shifts where required.
• You are physically able to undertake the duties described above.