Full time

Night Shift - Mail Sorters

Pertemps Loughborough Commercial

Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8HN

£16.44 per hour

Posted: 07 October 2026 (Today)

Closing date: 06 November 2026

Ref: 61089314

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About the Role

This full-time role involves sorting letters, parcels and mail bags at a Glenfield site, working 10pm to 6am on night shifts. Duties include unloading vehicles, moving items through the sorting centre, and loading mail bags, all while meeting tight deadlines and handling goods safely. Coach transport runs from Leicester City Centre. Pay is £16.44 per hour, with extra shifts possibly available during peak periods. Applicants should be reliable, physically capable of repetitive lifting, and able to work unsupervised overnight. Previous warehouse or sorting experience helps but is not essential, as training is given.

Job Description
Royal Mail Parcel Sorter – Atherstone Parcel Sorting Centre
Night Shift – 10pm to 6am
£16.44 per hour
Coach Transport from Leicester City Centre
Pertemps is supporting Royal Mail with warehouse recruitment at Atherstone Parcel Sorting Centre.
This is a temporary, hands-on role within a busy parcel operation, with additional shifts potentially available during busier periods.
Job Role:
As a Parcel Sorter, you will work as part of a busy team handling parcels and mail within the sorting centre.
Key Responsibilities:

Unloading mail and parcels from vehicles.
- Moving parcels and mail through the sorting centre.
- Sorting letters, parcels and other postal items.
- Loading and moving mail bags and parcels.
- Ensuring items are handled safely and efficiently.
- Working to tight deadlines in a busy environment.
- Moving between different tasks as required during your shift.
- Working effectively as part of a team.
- Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment.

The role is physically demanding and involves being on your feet for most of the shift.
You must be comfortable with:

Pushing trolleys weighing up to 25kg.
- Lifting and moving mail bags weighing up to 11kg.
- Standing and walking for extended periods.
- Working in a fast-paced warehouse/sorting environment.
- Repeated lifting, moving and sorting of parcels and mail.

Working Hours:
You will be required to work at least 5 shifts/ week (Monday to Sunday)

Night Shift – 10pm to 6am - £16.44 per hour

Paid Travel Time:
You will receive 2 hours of paid travel time per shift, paid at your shift pay rate.
Important Information:
Before proceeding with your application, please ensure that:

You can commit to the assignment from the expected start date until the end of the assignment.
- You are flexible to work across the required shift patterns.
- You can work weekends when required.
- You are comfortable working additional shifts where required.
- You are physically able to undertake the duties described above.
- You can travel by the provided coach from Leicester City Centre to the Atherstone Parcel Sorting Centre.

If you are interested in this Seasonal Mail Sorter role, based in Atherstone, please call the Leicester branch today, 0116 2554641.

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