Packer/Driver

Packer/Driver focuses on pick, pack, move, check, or dispatch goods according to warehouse priorities.

What the role involves

• Pick, pack, move, check, or dispatch goods according to warehouse priorities.
• Keep stock, labels, paperwork, handheld systems, or work areas accurate and safe.

Skills and requirements

• Warehouse, picking, packing, stock, dispatch, forklift, or goods-in experience may be useful.

Confirmed role details

• Preparing, sorting, and packing newspapers, magazines, and periodicals according to customer orders and packing instructions.
• Assembling customer supplies accurately and securely strapping parcels where required.
• Loading packed items into allocated tote boxes, delivery cages, and distribution areas ready for dispatch.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised working environment, ensuring packing stations and equipment are kept in excellent condition.

Candidate fit

• accuracy, safe handling, reliability, and confidence working to shift or warehouse processes

Additional role context

• Post Newstrade division specialises in final-mile delivery for newspaper publishers and magazine distributors, covering 75% of the UK and Ireland with a 45% market share.
• Operating from 36 locations, it delivers almost 1bn newspapers, magazines, and collectibles to around 21,000 customers.
• Play an important role in ensuring publications are ready for dispatch and delivered on time.