Postal Delivery Driver

Royal mail Consett, England This week

Type Full Time
Pay £13.68/hour
Work Onsite
Contract Permanent

Delivery Driver focuses on sort letters and parcels at the delivery office.

What the role involves

  • Sort letters and parcels at the delivery office.
  • Delivering post by van and on foot in your local area.
  • Walking long distances (up to 12 miles.
  • We’ll provide full training, a uniform, and an iconic red van.
  • A full manual UK driving licence (maximum 6 penalty points, registered to your current name and address).
  • Willingness to drive a Royal Mail van daily and able to pass a driving assessment.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant licence, warehouse, driving, stock, or operations experience may be required.

Confirmed role details

  • Derwentside Delivery Office, DH8 7RU.
  • Job type: Permanent contract.
  • £13.68 per hour* (paid monthly) + paid overtime available.
  • 30:00 hours per week – working 5 days in 7 across Monday - Sunday – 08:30 - 15:30/14:00 - 20:00 and Sundays 12:20 - 18:30.

Candidate fit

  • safe driving, reliability, customer communication, and good route discipline
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