Postal Delivery Driver

Pertemps; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A delivery service company in Rotherhithe is seeking individuals for parcel/mail delivery roles. The job requires loading mail and delivering on foot or in a van, using a hand-held device for signature capture. Candidates should have a valid manual driving licence and ideally some customer service experience. This position is suitable for those who enjoy flexible working outdoors and have a strong sense of community.

Qualifications

• A full UK manual driving licence required with no more than six penalty points.
• Previous experience in a customer facing role is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Load mail for your route at the local delivery office.
• Deliver parcels/mail on foot or in a provided van.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Community awareness

Self-motivation

Job description

Overview

Job description

Location

Rotherhithe

Shift

08:30am-14:30pm

Hourly rate

£15.50 (additional rate for overtime)

About the role

You’ll start your day for an hour or so in the local delivery office, loading the mail for your route, before setting out on foot or in a provided van to complete your parcel/mail round. You’ll each be given a hand-held computer device to capture customer signatures for deliveries with each round usually taking around four hours to complete. The hand-held computer will also act as your routing system putting your round in the most economical route.

Responsibilities

• Start your day in the local delivery office, loading mail for your route, then deliver on foot or in a provided van.
• Use a hand-held computer to capture customer signatures and to manage the delivery route.

About You

Upbeat and self-motivated, you’ll be as happy working alone as well as working as part of a team and getting to know different people on your round. You’ll have a strong sense of community and the idea of doing a job that involves flexible working patterns will appeal to you. We deliver post/parcels come rain or shine, so we’re looking for people who like being outdoors whatever the weather, you’ll also be someone who likes the idea of doing a job that will help you keep fit. Some experience in a customer facing role would be ideal.

Requirements

• A full UK manual driving licence required (in your current UK address), with no more than six penalty points; a clean licence is preferred.

About Royal Mail

Royal Mail is one of the UK’s best-loved brands. Every day, bringing letters and parcels to people around the country; something that communities across the UK rely on. They are 150,000 strong with 500 years of history and are hugely proud of the service they provide.

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