Parcelforce Warehouse Sorter (Part Time)

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

Job summary

A leading parcel delivery service in Chesterton is seeking a Warehouse Sorter. You will load and unload vehicles, scan and label parcels, ensuring efficient operations. The starting salary is £24,268 with potential earnings around £30,000 including benefits. Join a supportive team focused on trust and transparency in your workplace.

Benefits

Medical care including eye and dental care

Night shift allowance

Company pension scheme

22.5 days annual holiday

Free full uniform supplied

Qualifications

• Good attention to detail is critical for this role.
• Ability to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30 kg.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload vehicles, scan and label parcels efficiently.
• Ensure every package leaves the processing center on time.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to lift up to 30 kg

Job description

Overview

Job ref: 331000

Starting salary of £24,268 (£12.23 per hour) increasing to £26,758 (£13.49 per hour) on completion of a 6 month probation period. Plus, an additional supplement of £842 per annum pro rata, 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: 24 hours per week with opportunity for overtime: Sunday to Tuesday, 00:00 – 08:00 OR Wednesday to Friday, 00:00 – 08:00.

Location: Parcelforce Worldwide Stoke, Dalewood Road, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 9QH

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 £4.26 per hour after 06:00; Sunday premium £6.39 per hour (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

About the role

As one of our Warehouse Sorters, you'll load and unload vehicles; scan and label parcels quickly and efficiently, making sure every package leaves our processing centre on time and in perfect condition. In return, you'll get a rewarding role including best-in-industry benefits.

About you

As someone who is positive and practical, you'll enjoy the hands-on nature of this role. It's vital that you have good attention to detail and you'll also need to be able to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30 kg (that's equivalent to 30 litres of water).

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.