Specialist Delivery Driver

Location: Royal Mail Relay Milton Keynes, Dunsby Road, Redmoor, Milton Keynes, MK6 4AD

Company: Royal Mail Group

Job reference: 339304

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: 37.00 hours per week. This is a Full‑Time role, working Monday to Friday with a few Saturdays. Shift patterns will vary and run between 02:00 and 21:30 Monday to Friday, and 02:00 to 12:00 on some Saturdays. A good amount of flexibility will be required for this role.

A rare and unique opportunity to join one of Royal Mail's best kept secrets.

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!

Royal Mail Relay was first established in 1999, providing services to Government, financial, premium retail and healthcare sectors that all require the very best logistics partner.

We provide market leading, bespoke, scheduled collection and next‑day delivery service for organisations with multiple sites across the UK, operating from 15 depots nationwide and servicing over 100 contracts with a dedicated team of 350 employees.

Our network is secure, self‑sufficient and independent. We also operate to higher‑than‑normal security and vetting standards due to government compliance, and we are keyholders for many customer locations. Our drivers cover a massive 10 million miles per year, so a love for the road is a must!

• Plan your route each day using route‑planning technology.
• Collect and deliver pouches, parcels, tote boxes to small and large businesses on a designated route.
• Scan items on and off the route to provide tracking information to customers and colleagues.

• 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. This will be shown at assessment.
• Self‑motivated and reliable: upbeat, able to work unsupervised, takes pride in work and can be relied on to meet tight timelines.
• Multi‑drop delivery: comfortable driving for long periods and delivering parcels up to 30 kg, including peak traffic hours. Familiarity with digital route‑planning tools or willingness to learn is essential.
• Flexible to service demands: willing to work paid overtime, including Saturdays, and support colleagues to get deliveries to customers on time.
• Customer service: excellent communication skills and dedicated to delivering outstanding service.
• Fit for background checks: proof of Right to Work in the UK and pass basic criminal record and financial security checks.

• Hourly rate £13.68 p/h, paid monthly.
• Opportunity to increase earning potential with paid overtime.
• 22½ days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing with length of service and option to buy extra leave each year.
• Exclusive discounts on shopping, tech, travel, family days out, gym memberships and more.
• Company‑matched pension scheme after qualifying period.
• Opportunity to develop a career within the UK's largest delivery company.

Apply now! Once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this vacancy will close.

* This job is in a high security environment. If you pass the interview, expect a wait while we carry out our screening process, which includes completing Financial Security Checks. If you've had bankruptcy, a county court judgement (CCJ) or an Individual Voluntary Agreement (IVA) in the past 6 years, you will not be eligible to apply for this vacancy but may still be eligible for other roles.

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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.

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