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Weekend Postal Staff - Huntingdon £18.58

Employer
Royal Mail
Location
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Salary
Up to £18.58 per hour
Closing date
28 Dec 2021

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Sector
Driving and Logistics
Job Type
Contract
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Postal Delivery Driver

We are looking to recruit an upbeat and self-motivated individual for an opportunity to work with one of the UK's well-loved brands. Working in the heart of the community, Postal Drivers play a critical role in connecting neighbourhoods and businesses across the UK. Discover a job where you can make a difference, stay active, and be satisfied with what you do.

Location: Huntingdon

Salary: £18.58 per hour

Hours: The position is for a Sunday only with a start time between 9:00 am-11:00 am (you will be paid a guarantee of 8 hours)

About the role

Distributing mail and parcels to houses and businesses within a set area, you'll be the face of our client in your local community. As well as delivering parcels you will also be expected to deliver outstanding levels of service to their customers.

  • You'll start your day for an hour or so in the local delivery office, sorting the mail for your route, before taking out your van to complete your round.
  • You'll be given a hand-held computer device to capture customer signatures for deliveries, each round usually takes around 4 hours to complete.
  • The hand-held computer will also act as your routing system putting your round in the most economical route, telling you which house to go to next.

About You

Positive and driven, you'll be as happy working alone as you will be working as part of a team whilst getting to know the 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.

Role Practicalities

  • Roles with driving, a full driving license with no more than six penalty points is essential
  • Applicants will be subjected to a basic DBS check
  • Please be aware as a postal delivery walker/driver you will be required to walk around 10 - 15 miles a day depending on letter delivery or parcel delivery! All applicants must be able to fully commit to both roles

Some experience in a customer-facing role would be ideal and for roles with driving, a full driving licence with no more than six penalty points is essential.

Interested? Click the apply button / Link now.

Company

Over 150,000 people across the UK work for Royal Mail, a world leader in postal innovation and one of the UK’s largest companies.

Their vision is to be recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. With health and safety being their number one priority; you can be sure you’ll be provided with all the skills and support you need to be healthy, happy and productive in your job.

From professional drivers to multi-drop drivers, and from industrial roles to administration – with a wide range of shifts available, there’s plenty of opportunity to choose the working hours that best suit you.

This is a challenging and exciting time to join Royal Mail.

Company info
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Royal Mail
Location
Head Office
100 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0HQ
GB

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