Parcel Delivery Driver

7 months ago


Ashington, United Kingdom Royal Mail Group Full time

**Parcel Delivery Driver**
**Job reference**:312784**
Location**:Ashington** Delivery Office, **NE63 0LA**
Job type**:Permanent** contract
Hours**:25:00** hours per week, working 5 days across Monday - Sunday, working between **14:00** and **19:00**

**Due to operational demand, you will be required to work Saturday **and** Sunday, according to a local rota/plan. Shift patterns will be discussed at interview.**

**Please note, you may be required to cover work at Morpeth Delivery Office.**

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. Whatever the weather, come rain or shine, we show up. Because for us, it’s personal. And you could be part of it. Part of a team of multi drop drivers, you’ll deliver much more than parcels. Ensuring our customers days are a little bit brighter.

However, it’s not just about driving and deliveries. Prepping your van and workload for the day, you will use route-planning technology tools, to ensure each parcel gets to the right place, at the right time. You deliver much more than parcels. You deliver for the people. Interested? Join us and make a difference.

**A bit about you**
- Upbeat, self-motivated and thrive whilst working independently
- Organised, punctual with great initiative
- Committed to the delivery of great customer service
- Comfortable interacting with customers, acting as a positive ambassador for Royal mail
- Happy to work in the afternoon and early evenings
- Enjoy a multi drop driving role, delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area
- Possess a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

**What we do for you**
- To deliver on our ambition we want the best and that’s why we’re delighted to offer market leading pay and benefits for our sector. For bringing your best and serving our customers with pride, you can expect to receive:
- Pay that’s 10% above the market average in our sector, paid monthly with an hourly rate of £12.54p/hr
- Overtime is paid at 1.25 x the normal hourly rate
- 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (pro-rata)
- Full uniform provided
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
- Lots of opportunity to develop a career, including our trainee manager roles and Apprentice Schemes
- Excellent family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 free access to services and tools to help support your physical and mental health, including financial and social support and advice
- Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership
- Free stamps at Christmas

**Time to apply**

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Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.



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