Specialist Delivery Driver - Relay Exeter Unit (EX2 8RL)
Date: 08/11/2024
Location: Exeter
Company: Royal Mail Group
Job reference: 320751
Job type: Fixed Term for 24 months
Working pattern: 35 hours per week, Reserve role covering various shifts on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday between 04:00 - 16:00
Royal Mail Relay are recruiting Collection & Delivery Drivers! Are you looking to be part of a successful, growing business? Do you love the idea of having the open road as your office? If so, then our Collection and Delivery Driver position is perfect for you!
A bit about us
Royal Mail Relay, a division of Royal Mail Group, provides specialised services to support retail businesses with multiple offices and warehouses. We offer services like scheduled collections and deliveries, stock replenishment, Click & Collect and out-of-hours network support to keep operations running smoothly.
A bit about the role:
We’re recruiting 6-month fixed term contracts offering part-time hours including the following shifts: 35 hours per week. You’ll be responsible for:
1. Planning your route each day using route-planning technology.
2. Collecting and delivering pouches, parcels, tote boxes to small and large businesses on a designated route.
3. Scanning items on and off route to ensure tracking information is available to customers and colleagues.
A bit about you:
We’ll provide your full uniform, training, and support. Here’s what you’ll need to bring to the role:
1. Valid UK driving licence: full, manual UK licence for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, registered at your current UK address, with no more than 6 penalty points.
2. Self-motivated and reliable: able to work unsupervised and meet tight timelines.
3. Comfortable with multi-drop delivery and driving for long periods, delivering parcels up to 30kg.
4. Flexible to service demands: willing to work paid overtime, including Saturdays.
5. Excellent communication skills and dedication to outstanding customer service.
6. Able to pass background checks: prove your Right to Work in the UK and pass basic criminal record and financial security checks.
What’s in it for you?
1. A guaranteed hourly rate of £12.54p/hr paid monthly.
2. Opportunity to increase earning potential with paid overtime.
3. 22.5 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing with length of service and the option to buy extra leave each year.
4. Exclusive discounts on shopping, tech, travel, family days out, gym memberships and more.
5. Excellent company-matched pension scheme (after qualifying period).
6. Lots of opportunity to develop a career within the UK’s largest delivery company.
Apply now! Please note, once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this vacancy will be withdrawn.
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