Royal Mail jobs in Cornwall that pay £30,000

We live in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. So getting out and about in our countryside, whilst also enjoying plenty of exercise, working for the Royal Mail is a relatively attractive proposition.

The popularity and convenience of online shopping isn’t fading – our posties are being kept busier than ever. There are also some decent salaries on offer for certain roles – with a vehicle technician earning up to £45,000 per year. The vacancies have varying entry requirements with jobs on offer from Postperson to Collections and Delivery Manager.

All roles are advertised on the Royal Mail website where you can see a bigger breakdown of what they involve and see roles all around the country. Below we summarise what’s on offer now.

Postie

These roles are the most obvious at Royal Mail and involve delivering letters and parcels to people’s houses. It’s billed as a physical job as you’re on your feet lugging around post but that will save on the gym membership.

As the role is customer-facing, they are looking for someone with an upbeat attitude and a great temperament. You also have to be motivated to get outside come rain or shine as the post has to be delivered.

The average salary can depend on how many hours you’re contracted to do. For Cornwall, current postperson jobs are paid between £11.59 and £12.29 per hour but you are paid 1.25 times the normal rate if you work overtime. Many of the roles include driving elements and want someone who has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.

There are currently postperson vacancies in Truro, Camborne, St Ives, St Austell, Launceston and plenty more across the border in Devon. These jobs are advertised on the Royal Mail website and you can apply there too.

To view more job vacancies near you, enter your postcode into our In Your Area tool below.

Drivers

The delivery vans you spot in the street. Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide drivers collect and deliver as part of the UK’s biggest delivery network.

There is currently a Parcelforce Collection & Delivery Driver role available in Bodmin. In this job you’d start your day by planning your delivery route and carrying out safety checks on your vehicle. Then you’d be busy collecting and delivering parcels to households and businesses.

The starting salary for this role is £21,541 per annum (£10.86 per hour), increasing to £23,750 on completion of a six month probation period. Including overtime, you could earn up to £30,000 per annum in this role. More information here.

Fleet Maintenance

The Royal Mail has a fleet of more than 49,000 vehicles and each one needs maintenance to stay at top performance levels.

A Vehicle Technician can expect to work on inspecting, diagnosing, maintaining and repairing a range of vehicles and mechanical equipment used by the company. The starting salary is £35,364 per annum but it is said that with overtime in this role, you could earn over £45,000. There are a few requirements needed in terms of qualifications, and proof of previous experience working on a wide range of vehicles.

There aren’t currently any jobs in Cornwall but there is an advert for a Vehicle Technician in Devon, more information here .

Operation Management

These roles involve leading the teams to keep the fleet working at their prime.

There aren’t currently any roles in Cornwall, but in Devon there is currently a role available to be a Work Area Manager in Exeter. Here you work in a busy mail centre managing operations in a specified area. The role needs the manager to lead a dedicated team of full and part-time employees, holding regular one-to-one and team meetings and reviewing the area’s performance and plans on a daily basis.

This role is late shift based on hours of Monday – Friday 2pm – 10pm. The salary starts at £33,432 per year. These jobs, as all are, are advertised on the Royal Mail website which you can find and apply for here.