Postperson

Royal Mail; Linstead Parva; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mail delivery service in the UK is looking for a Collections and Network Driver. This role involves delivering mail and parcels, checking post boxes, and ensuring outstanding service. Ideal candidates are upbeat, people-oriented, and possess a full UK driving license. The role offers an hourly rate of £13.06 with benefits including paid overtime, holiday, and a contributory pension scheme. Join us to make a difference in your community.

Benefits

Paid overtime

22.5 days holiday

Contributory pension scheme

Full uniform after three months

Parental leave policy

Employee discounts

Responsibilities

• Deliver mail and parcels on behalf of the community.
• Check post-boxes and visit post offices as required.
• Provide outstanding service to business customers.
• Sort mailbags ensuring timely delivery.
• Make a meaningful impact in your local area.

Skills

Upbeat and self-motivated

People-oriented

Ability to walk for long periods

Strong sense of community

Flexible shift availability

Full UK manual driving license

Job description

Ready to deliver for the people in your local community? Hit the apply button now. If your application is successful, the first step will be to invite you to a telephone screening call and if successful, this will be followed by an interview at the Delivery Office. If your application is successful, the next step will be a screening call, so please expect an update from one of our recruiters shortly.

Key Qualities

• Upbeat, independent and self‑motivated
• Think of yourself as a people‑person
• Happy walking for long periods and going outside in any weather
• Strong sense of community and take pride in what you do
• Looking for a role with flexible shift patterns
• Has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

There has never been a more exciting time to join us! We are reinventing Royal Mail for the future and now is a perfect time to join us on that journey.

Each year, we make billions of deliveries possible. Because for us, it's personal. For every person, from every walk of life, we deliver. And you could be part of it. A Collections and Network Driver. Part of a team of drivers, bringing trust to the doorstep. Giving outstanding service and making our customer's days that little bit brighter. It's not just about driving and deliveries. It's checking post‑boxes, popping into post offices, visiting our business customers at a prearranged time, being there to collect the mail, and dropping it off at our processing centres. Sorting out your mailbags and making sure each piece gets to the right place, at the right time. You deliver much more than just letters and parcels. You deliver for the people. Interested? Join us and make a difference to the place you call home.

Compensation and Benefits

• A guaranteed hourly rate of £13.06p/h (paid monthly and adjusted to your working hours).
• Paid overtime, with an enhanced rate of x1.25 for any hours worked over 40 hours a week.
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 40 hours a week) and the option to buy extra leave each year.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Lots of opportunity to develop a career.
• Full uniform provided if you're on a contract of longer than three months.
• Excellent parental leave policy.
• Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership.

Please note: For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-40 hours per week are listed as full‑time. However, any role under 40 hours per week will be classified as part‑time in the employment contract.