Jobs at Royal Mail in United Kingdom

Royal Mail Parcelforce Worldwide is looking for an excellent Collection and Delivery Driver to join our dedicated team, support our growing business and exceed our customer’s expectations.

Location: Parcelforce London West, Westwood Park Trading Estate, Concord Road, Acton, London W3 0TH. Contract Type: Permanent. Working hours: 38 full-time hours per week with opportunity for overtime. Typical attendance is Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:36. Salary starting at £24,210 (£12.21 per hour) increasing to £25,679 (£12.95 per hour) on completion of a 6-month probation period, plus an additional supplement of £842 per annum pro rata, nightshift allowance and benefits. Inner London weighting £5,423 per annum pro rata. Outer London weighting £3,215 per annum pro rata. You could earn a total package of circa £30,000 per annum (based on a 38 hour week with overtime).

Location details and benefits reflect the role as described in the job advert.

• Plan your delivery route and carry out safety checks on your vehicle at the start of the day.
• Collect and deliver parcels to households and businesses.
• Deliver everything from birthday presents to vital business information and go the extra mile for customers.

• Medical care including eye and dental care.
• Opportunity to increase earnings by working extra hours.
• Driving allowances and weekly bonuses (e.g., £26.40 per week driving allowance plus weekly bonus up to £16; £77.20 per week driving allowance for 7.5 tonne vehicles).
• Company pension scheme.
• 22.5 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing with service; option to purchase additional leave.
• Career development opportunities; free full uniform; corporate discounts.

• Naturally friendly, positive and proactive with a view to a long-term career.
• Excellent team player with the ability to build good relationships and achieve best results for customers.
• Ability to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 30kg.
• Full UK manual driving licence (in your current UK address) covering up to 3.5 tonnes (Cat B) and 7.5 tonnes (Cat C1). Ideally a clean licence with no more than 6 penalty points; licence to be shown at assessment.

Parcelforce Worldwide provides express parcel delivery across the UK. We employ over 5,500 people and operate across a network of 54 depots. Our intelligent use of technology helps ensure we stay ahead, and everyone who works for us has the responsibility to create a smooth and efficient service. We are 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. The first step is your interview; we will provide you with interview questions ahead of time to allow you 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.