Parcelforce Warehouse Sorter

Royal Mail Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,201 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Paid holiday 22.5 days per year

Medical cover (eye & dental)

Uniform and training

Benefits platform & additional offers

Job summary

Parcelforce Worldwide, part of Royal Mail Group, is hiring for a physically demanding role in Carlisle. You will unload and load parcels, sort them to correct routes, and help prepare trailers for drivers. You’ll deliver a friendly, dependable service for customers and colleagues.

The role offers a starting salary of £25,201 per year, with potential to earn up to £30,000 including overtime, plus weekend premiums and other allowances. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• A full manual UK driving licence (Cat B) is required.
• Ability to lift and carry parcels up to 30kg.
• Friendly, dependable, customer-focused and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Unload/Load parcels and sort them for delivery routes.
• Prepare trailers and assist with onward transport.
• Provide a friendly, dependable service for customers and colleagues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Customer focused

Lift 30kg

Job description

Job Ref: 339446
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 38hrs [[zworkinghours and days]], with opportunities for overtime. Typical attendance is Tuesday to Saturday 02:00 - 09:36.

Note: This is a Reserve role required to cover the leave of the existing team including that of the WHAM supervisor during their leave. There will be overtime opportunities on a Monday and during the Peak operation. This can be a physically demanding role alternating from unloading a trailer of loose loaded parcels, to sorting parcels to cages and moving cages.

Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Carlisle LD, Kingstown Industrial Estate Carlisle CA3 0PP

Why this role pays off:

Starting salary: £25,201 per year, £12.71 per hour

After 6 months: £27,561 per year, £13.94 per hour

Opportunity to earn up to £30,000 per year, (based on a 38 hour week & overtime)

Saturday & Sunday Weekend Premium +£4.39 (Saturdays) & +£6.58 (Sundays) applied to contracted hours

Paid weekday and weekend overtime

Additional Allowances:

• Monthly Non Pensionable Addition to Pay (£903.84 per year)
• Night Duty Allowance (+£2.74 per hour, applicable on hours worked between 20:00 and 06:00)

Plus:

• Excellent company pension
• Paid holiday allowance starting at 22.5 days per year, rising with service
• Medical cover (including eye and dental care)
• Uniform and training

Additional Benefits

You will have access to your personal benefits account on our My Bundle+ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle. You'll have access to a range of direct purchase benefits, including a Healthcare Cashplan, Dental Cover, Travel Insurance, Additional Life Insurance, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans and Voluntary Critical Illness cover.

Be part of something bigger

At Parcelforce Worldwide, every parcel matters - and so do the people who deliver them. Join a team that's proud of what it does, supports each other, and keeps customers smiling every day.

What you'll be doing

• Unloading / Loading parcels
• Sorting parcels to correct delivery route / preparing trailer ready for the drivers / onward transport
• Providing a friendly, dependable service - whether it's a birthday gift or important business mail

What we're looking for

• A full manual UK driving licence (Cat B up to 3.5t) registered to your current address, with no more than 6 points
• Someone with good attention to detail
• Ability to lift and carry parcels up to 30kg
• Someone who's friendly, dependable, and customer focused
• Comfortable working independently but also a great team player

About us

Parcelforce Worldwide is one of the UK's leading express parcel delivery companies. As part of Royal Mail Group, we operate from 54 depots with over 5,500 dedicated team members. We combine smart tech with great people to deliver a smooth, efficient service. Join the team that delivers more than parcels - we deliver pride, purpose, and great service.

Trust is the foundation of Parcelforce. 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.

At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
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.