For over 500 years, we’ve worked hard to deliver festive cheer to the communities we serve. But for us to continue to do that, we need people like you to give us a helping hand.
At Royal Mail, the festive season is our busiest time of the year, and it’s our seasonal workers who make delivering the magic of Christmas possible. As a Mail Sorter, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring every Christmas card and present safely reaches its destination.
O Come All Ye Sorters
As a Seasonal Mail Sorter working at the heart of our team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering Christmas to the nation. You’ll be:
· Unloading mail and packages from our vans
· Moving mail and packages through our centres
· Helping sort mail and packages
If you’re ready for a busy, hands-on role, come join us as a Seasonal Mail Sorter and help deliver festive joy, while earning some extra cash to fill your Christmas stocking.
‘Tis the season to be earning
Most sites offer a range of shifts, so finding one that suits you should be simple. Typical shift patterns include:
· Lates: 14:00 - 22:00 (from £16.23 p/h)
· Nights: 22:00 - 06:00 (from £17.44 p/h)
· Earlies: 06:00 - 14:00 (from £14.88 p/h)
· Weekends: Various shifts available (as above p/h)
Many of our sites also offer onsite canteen facilities, social areas for breaktimes and access to a subsidised gym.
Our Mail Sorter wish list
· Organised and efficient: Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
· Flexibility and adaptability: Ability to switch between tasks during a shift.
· Strength and stamina: Ability to push trolleys (up to 250kg) and lift/move mail bags (up to 11kg). Comfortable with extended periods of walking and standing.
You don’t need any previous similar experience to apply, but it’ll be an extra gift if you’ve worked in a warehouse or sorting role, or for another distribution company.
Ready to help us deliver more this Christmas? Visit christmasrecruitment.royalmailgroup.com.
Some Christmas rules for applying:
- Only apply for a seasonal role at one location
- On your application, we’ll ask which hours you’d prefer to work – Please choose one of the shift patterns above (if you’re under 18, you can’t legally work night shifts)
- Registered with Angard for Royal Mail work? If yes, you don’t need to apply for a Seasonal Mail Sorter role. Just speak to an Angard representative for more information.
Our roles get snapped up, so make sure you complete each stage of the process quickly to avoid disappointment.
Royal Mail is something special – a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations. On this page, you can read all about who we are as a business, our history, our values and the role we play in the community.