Parcelforce Warehouse Sorter

Royal Mail Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Oxford seeks a Warehouse Sorter to load and unload vehicles, scan and label parcels, ensuring timely processing. Offering a competitive starting salary of £24,268 with potential earnings of up to £30,000 annually including benefits. Candidates should have good attention to detail and the ability to lift parcels up to 30 kg. The role works full-time with opportunities for overtime and various benefits including health care and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Medical care including eye and dental

Career development opportunities

Company pension scheme

22.5 days annual holiday entitlement

Free full uniform supplied

Corporate discounts

Night and weekend premium pay

Qualifications

• Must have attention to detail and the ability to lift and carry parcels.
• Experience in loading and unloading vehicles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload vehicles efficiently.
• Scan and label parcels quickly.
• Ensure packages leave in perfect condition.

Skills

Good attention to detail

Ability to lift and carry parcels up to 30 kg

Hands-on approach

Positive attitude

Job description

Job ref: 332757

Starting salary of £24,268 (£12.23 per hour) increasing to £26,758 (£13.49 per hour), on completion of 6‑month probation. Plus an additional supplementary £842 per annum pro rota, night shift 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: Permanent

Working hours: 38 full‑time hours per week with opportunity for overtime. Typical attendance is Sunday 00:00‑06:00 and Monday to Thursday, 23:00‑07:00.

Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Oxford, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1HP

The Benefits

• Medical care including eye and dental care
• Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours
• Night allowance of £102 per week
• Saturday premium extra £4.26 per hour, applies to contracted hours worked on a Saturday after 06:00
• Sunday premium extra £6.39 per hour, applies to hours worked on a Sunday 00:01‑23:59
• Company pension scheme
• 22.5 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service
• Option to purchase additional leave directly from pay
• Career development opportunities
• Free full uniform supplied
• Corporate discounts

About the role

As one of our Warehouse Sorters, you will load and unload vehicles, scanning and labelling parcels quickly and efficiently, ensuring every package leaves our processing centre on time and in perfect condition. In return, you’ll receive a rewarding role including best‑in‑industry benefits.

About you

As someone positive and practical, you will enjoy the hands‑on nature of this role. It is vital that you have good attention to detail and can lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30 kg.

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 who works for us has the responsibility to create a smooth and efficient service. We are always thinking ahead and 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 at Parcelforce. We want to build that trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview – 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, to allow you time to prepare in advance. We want to be transparent about the 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.