Post Office Vacancies in Edinburgh (Blue Arrow) – Evening Parcel Sorters

Job Description:

The Edinburgh delivery office operates a fast and effective system that will see you working both alone and as part of a team with efficiency and commitment to complete your work. Many hands make light work so we must all be willing to pull together as a team, ensuring that every parcel or letter gets to where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, no matter what it takes.

Other duties may also include sorting of mail/parcels within the delivery office. (You MUST have a full UK Driving Licence as some driving may be involved but is not always guaranteed). Working as a Post Person you will receive from £11.44 per hour Monday to Saturday and should you work on a Sunday you will receive an overtime rate of £13.91 per hour. Generally shifts will be afternoons to early evening but some flexibility will be needed to potentially start late mornings. Full training will be given in a socially distanced environment. Please bear in mind this role is covering the whole of the Liverpool area and you must be flexible to work in different depots around the Liverpool and surrounding areas.

Job Responsibilities:

• Mail consolidation – the moving of mail from one container to another.
• Parcel processing – scanning and identifying parcel destination by either code number or postcode and placing mail into the correct wheeled container for despatch.
• Bulk mail is received from customers in a variety of containers and can be in mail bags, trays or bundled and is sorted by code number to an appropriate container for despatch.
• Returns must be sorted to the correct posting customer and scanned before being loaded onto vehicles for delivery.

Job Requirements:

• You will need to pass a basic DBS check
• 5 years’ work and address history
• Proof of right to work (passport or birth certificate)
• Proof of your National Insurance Number
• Proof of address (within the last 3 months)
• An individual who thrives on order, systematic working and keeping busy
• Organised, efficient and thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere
• Self-motivated
• Upbeat and energised
• Flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Good team player
• Good communication skills
• Reliable and dependable
• Practical and organised with a methodical approach to work
• Awareness and ability to follow safety instructions and procedures
• Good literacy and numeracy skills

Job Details:

Company: Blue Arrow

Vacancy Type:  Temporary

Job Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Application Deadline: N/A

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