Parcel Screener

On-site in Coventry·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)

Royal Mail

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Our summary

Salary: £32,685 a year
About £2,250 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Coventry
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours

Skills

Delivery and Sorting

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Salary: £32,685.00 per annum

Shift Allowance for working unsocial hours
Holiday entitlement starts at 22.5 days on entry increasing with service (pro-rata)
Contributory Pension Scheme after qualifying period
Corporate Discounts
Development Opportunities
Full uniform provided

The role

You'll be expected to maintain concentration as you complete repetitive tasks. You should have excellent observation skills to interrogate mail by profiling and x-ray screening. You will decipher and evaluate computer screen images so you can identify prohibited and threatening items, including explosives, incendiary and other devices.

You will calibrate screening machines to DfT standards and must successfully pass a DfT approved x-ray mail screener training course and an Ishihara colour blindness test.

We require you to be flexible and adaptable as you are likely to undertake several different tasks in one shift.

PLEASE NOTE: This role requires you to work in a high security environment. If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 16 weeks while your application goes through our screening process (which includes a requirement for RMG to obtain 5 years referencing). If invited to interview, we will require you to submit details of what you have been doing (activity) over the past 5 years and between each activity, there must not be a gap of more than 14 days. If you have had a gap between work then please explain this by writing for example 'Gap - looking for work'. Please note if you supply accurate details including identifying all gaps, this will significantly help speed up the recruitment process.

Please be aware that if you have been resident outside the UK continuously in a single country for 6 months or over in the last 5 years you will be required to provide and pay for a criminal record check from that country before your application will be considered further.

What you'll do

We are now recruiting Parcel Screeners at Coventry Parcelforce Worldwide International Hub.

How you'll work

Working hours: Full Time 38 hours per week. Shift pattern is typically Monday to Friday 20:00 - 04:00

Job reference number 345027

Parcelforce are now recruiting Parcel Screeners. If you are reliable, self-motivated and a good team player, you are the type of person we're looking for.

We are looking to offer Permanent contracts

About Royal Mail

Royal Mail is the United Kingdom's national postal service, providing letter and parcel delivery through its one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service. It operates as part of International Distribution Services (IDS), a global logistics company that also runs the GLS delivery network across more than 50 countries, and is owned by EP Group since 2025.

Royal Mail serves millions of customers in the UK and worldwide, and the group also includes Parcelforce Worldwide and MarketReach. As the Universal Service Provider, it is regulated by Ofcom, and it continues to invest in modernising its delivery network, including out-of-home locker networks and parcel services shaped by growing e-commerce.

Industry: Postal services
In the UK: London

In their own words

About the company & team

At Parcelforce Worldwide it's not just what we do, it's how we do it that matters. We strive to attract, develop, promote and retain the best talent because it is our people who set us apart from the rest.

We are currently recruiting for Parcel Screeners. This is a great opportunity for those with the required skills, passion and drive to join us. You can help us to grow our business, exceed our customer expectations and succeed in our goals.

Parcelforce Worldwide is part of Royal Mail Group Ltd and as such we benefit from what a business of around 150,000 employees has to offer, from career opportunities to access to world-class benefits and support. We employ a diverse mix of people and aim to reflect the wider communities we serve. We're passionate about creating an environment where people are able to give their best and have been introducing a host of initiatives to support this.

Parcelforce Hubs site opened in 1999 and the International Hub is situated alongside the National Hub. We export on average 20,000 parcels nightly to 240 countries and territories. Volumetric measuring & scanning technology assists in the efficient sortation and processing of items while allowing for items to be tracked through the pipeline.

The presence of a Radiation Portal, Dual image X-ray machines and UKBF, ensure that compliance to International Security/Aviation/Dangerous Goods & Customs regulations are maintained at all times.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

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