Parcelforce Collection & Delivery Driver

Parcelforce Worldwide; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Parcelforce Worldwide seeks a motivated Collection & Delivery Driver to join its Glasgow team. This role involves planning delivery routes and ensuring prompt parcel delivery, with competitive pay including excellent benefits. Candidates must have a valid UK driving licence and be proactive team players, ready to exceed customer expectations.

Benefits

Medical Care including eye and dental care

Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours

Driving allowance plus weekly bonus

Saturday & Sunday Premium rates

Company pension scheme

22.5 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service

Career development opportunities

Free full Uniform supplied

Corporate discounts

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK manual driving licence covering up to 3.5 tonnes (Cat B).
• Ability to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg.
• Positive and proactive personality with customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and delivering parcels to households and businesses.
• Planning delivery routes and conducting vehicle safety checks.
• Providing excellent customer service and going the extra mile.

Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Customer Service

Communication

Education

Full UK manual driving licence

Job description

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Starting salary of £24,210 (£12.21 per hour) increasing to £25,679 (£12.95 per hour), on completion of 6 month probation period. Plus, an additional supplement of £842 per annum pro rota, nightshift allowance and excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week).

You could earn a total package of circa £30,000 per annum, including excellent benefits (based on a 38 hour full time week with overtime).

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working hours: 38 Full time hours per week with opportunity for overtime. Typical attendance is Tuesday to Saturday 08:54 - 17:30.

Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Glasgow, Glasgow, G32 8NB

The Benefits

• Medical Care including eye and dental care
• Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours
• £26.40 per week driving allowance plus weekly bonus of up to £16
• Saturday & Sunday Premium - Saturday an extra £4.09 per hour & Sunday an extra £6.13 per hour, this applies to contracted hours worked on a Saturday after 06:00 and Sunday 00:01 – 23:59
• Company pension scheme
• 22.5 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service
• Option to purchase additional leave direct from pay
• Career development opportunities
• Free full Uniform supplied
• Corporate discounts
  
  

At Parcelforce Worldwide it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that matters. That’s why we’re on the lookout for an excellent Collection and Delivery Driver to join our dedicated team, support our growing business and exceed our customer’s expectations.

About The Role

First things first, you’ll start your day by planning your delivery route and carrying out safety checks on your vehicle. Then you’ll be busy collecting and delivering parcels to households and businesses. You’ll go the extra mile for our customers as you deliver everything from birthday presents to vital business information. In return, you’ll get a rewarding role including best-in-industry benefits.

About You

Naturally friendly, you’re a positive and proactive person looking for a long-term career in an ambitious and growing company. A brilliant team player, you’ve the ability to build good relationships with everyone you work with – always seeking the best results for our customers. It’s important that you’re able to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg.

It’s essential that you have a full UK manual driving licence (in your current UK address) covering up to 3.5 tonnes (Cat B) In an ideal world you’ll have a clean licence but it definitely shouldn’t have more than 6 penalty points. And, just so you know, you’ll be required to show your licence at your assessment.

About Us

Parcelforce Worldwide provides express parcel delivery across the UK. We employ over 5,500 people and operate across a network of 54 depots throughout the UK. Our intelligent use of technology helps ensure we stay one-step ahead, and everyone that works for us has the responsibility to create a smooth and efficient service. We are always thinking ahead, and we’re always looking for friendly and committed people to join our diverse and supportive team.

Interested? We can’t wait to hear from you.

Trust is important to everything we do in Parcelforce. We want to build that trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview; and we mean your interview. We want to give you the opportunity to present us with your best examples. As a result, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place, to allow you time to prepare in advance. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and what a job with Parcelforce entails. Trust on the doorstep starts with you.

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

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.

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• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Freight and Package Transportation

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