Parcel Delivery Driver

Parcel Delivery Driver

Job reference: 334262
Location:
Basingstoke Delivery Office, RG24 9AA

Job type:
Permanent contract

Hours: 32 hours per week, working 5 days across Wednesday - Sunday, 14:00 to 20:00. Sundays 09:00-17:00. For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-37 hours per week are listed as full‑time; any role under 37 hours per week will be classified as part‑time.

This role involves preparing your van and daily workload, using route‑planning technology to ensure parcels reach the right place at the right time, and delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area. You will also act as a positive ambassador for Royal Mail, interacting with customers and ensuring great customer service.

• Prepping your van and workload for the day.
• Using route‑planning technology tools to schedule routes.
• Delivering parcels across the assigned area.
• Acting as a positive ambassador for Royal Mail when interacting with customers.

• Upbeat, self‑motivated and thrive while working independently.
• Organised, punctual, with great initiative.
• Committed to delivering great customer service.
• Comfortable interacting with customers.
• Happy to work in the afternoon and early evenings.
• Enjoy a multi‑drop driving role delivering parcels across the week in the assigned area.
• Possess a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.

• Guaranteed hourly rate of £13.68 per hour.
• 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 37 hours per week).
• Full uniform provided.
• Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates.
• Opportunities to develop a career, including trainee manager roles and apprentice schemes.
• Family‑friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
• Wellbeing – 24/7 free access to services and tools to support physical and mental health, financial and social support.
• Various discounts including high‑street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership.
• Free stamps at Christmas.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.