Mail & Parcel Sorters

Recruiting Now with First Call | Free Transport from Manchester City Centre

Are you reliable, hardworking and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment? First Call is recruiting enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join Royal Mail’s team as temporary Mail & Parcel Sorters at their Stoke-on-Trent unit for the busy Christmas period.

Applicants must be based in Manchester. To make travelling to work easier, First Call will provide a FREE coach service to and from Manchester City Centre and the Stoke-on-Trent site, so you won’t need to worry about the cost of getting to work!

Whether you have previous warehouse experience or are looking for a new opportunity, this is your chance to be part of the team helping deliver Christmas to millions of people across the UK.

Pay Rates & Shift Patterns

Choose from a range of shifts to suit your availability.

06:00-14:00 – Tuesday-Saturday – £15.14 p/h

14:00-22:00 – Monday – Saturday – £15.14 p/h

22:00-06:00 – Monday – Saturday – £16.44 p/h

Pay rates apply for the full shift where the relevant shift criteria are met and may be subject to change. Any changes will be communicated in advance.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Mail & Parcel Sorter, you’ll play an important role in keeping Royal Mail’s operations running smoothly during its busiest time of year.

Your duties will include:

• Unloading mail bags and parcels.

• Sorting mail and parcels by postcode.

• Moving items through the warehouse efficiently.

• Working as part of a team to meet deadlines and daily targets.

• Helping ensure mail and parcels are processed ready for delivery.

What We’re Looking For

You don’t need previous warehouse or sorting experience, as full training will be provided. However, experience in a similar role would be an advantage.

Our ideal candidates will:

• Be based in Manchester and able to travel to the designated coach pick-up point in Manchester City Centre.

• Be reliable, punctual and committed to their shifts.

• Enjoy working in a busy, fast-paced environment.

• Have good attention to detail.

• Be comfortable standing and walking for extended periods.

• Be able to lift mail bags weighing up to 11kg and parcels weighing up to 30kg.

• Be comfortable pushing trolleys and Yorks weighing up to 250kg.

• Be flexible and able to switch between different tasks as required.

Free Transport from Manchester

First Call will provide a free coach service between Manchester City Centre and the Royal Mail unit in Stoke-on-Trent, including transport back to Manchester after your shift.

• No cost for the coach service.

• Convenient travel to and from the workplace.

• Ideal for Manchester-based applicants who can commit to the advertised shifts.

Full details of coach pick-up locations and timings will be provided during the recruitment process.

Important Information

This is a temporary opportunity for the 2026 Christmas peak season. Assignments will automatically end when the site closes for the Christmas season.

The anticipated closing date is 22nd December 2026, although this may be subject to change.

Apply Today!

Looking for temporary work this Christmas with competitive hourly pay and FREE transport from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent?

First Call wants to hear from you!

Apply today to join the team and help keep Christmas deliveries moving across the UK.