Postal Delivery Driver (Postie)

Role summary

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A Postal Delivery Driver, or Postie, sorts and delivers letters and parcels to homes and businesses across an assigned route. The role requires a full UK driving licence for driving duties, good physical fitness, the ability to work outdoors in changing weather, and confidence using handheld delivery technology. Candidates should be reliable, customer-focused, organised and comfortable working independently. Duties may involve walking, lifting and carrying mail, meeting delivery targets, following road and safety procedures, and providing helpful service to customers. Early starts, weekend work and flexible shift patterns may be required, particularly during busy periods such as Christmas.

About the employer

Royal Mail Group is one of the United Kingdom’s best-known delivery and logistics organisations. Its operations include Royal Mail, which delivers letters and parcels throughout the UK, and international and logistics services supporting businesses and consumers. The company employs a large nationwide workforce across delivery offices, processing centres, transport operations, customer service and corporate functions. Royal Mail plays an important role in connecting communities, handling everyday correspondence and supporting online retail through parcel delivery. Employees generally work in practical, customer-facing and operational environments, with roles ranging from postal delivery and vehicle driving to engineering, technology and management. The organisation places emphasis on safe working, dependable service, teamwork and serving local communities. Pay, benefits and working arrangements vary by role, location, contracted hours and collective agreements.