Mailsorter - Yorkshire Parcel Hub - Wakefield (WF6 2AA)

Mail Sorter
Job Reference: 315653
Location: Wakefield Mail Centre, WF6 2XX 
Job type: Fixed Term 24 month 
Hours:  40 hours per week, working Tuesday to Saturday between 14:00 - 22:00.

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. Because for us, it’s personal. For every person, from every walk of life, we deliver. And you could be part of the team that makes it happen. Bring trust to the doorstep as a Mail Sorter. Keeping our Mail Centres running like clockwork. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. So that together we can deliver for the people.

It’s a shift like no other centre you will cover various indoor roles in a warehouse environment. On your feet and keeping up the pace. Changing from one task to another along the sorting chain, you could be unloading mail from vans, moving it around in trolleys, sorting parcels and letters manually or operating machinery. A mail centre can process over a million items in a shift and you’ll be a valuable part of making that happen. And you take it in your stride. Because we deliver much more than just letters and parcels. We deliver for the nation. Interested? Join us and make a difference to the place you call home.

A bit about you

•    Upbeat, independent and self-motivated
•    Happy in a fast-paced environment
•    Have a strong sense of community and want to take pride in what you do
•    Looking for a role with targets to hit and challenges to overcome
 

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 monthly, hourly rate of £12.45 per hour
•    Overtime 1.25x the normal hourly rate 
•    22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (pro-rata)
•    Contributory pension scheme
•    Lots of opportunity to develop a career
•    Full uniform provided if you’re on a contract of longer than three months
•    Excellent parental leave policy
•    Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership

 
Time to apply

Ready to become a Mail Sorter and deliver for the people in your local community? Hit the apply button now. If your application is successful, we’ll invite you to an interview. We plan to hold them on XX XX XX, so make sure you’re available before applying.

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. 

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/