Mailscreener
Company
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/11/2025
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Description
We are now recruiting Mail Screeners at Glasgow Mail Centre.
Job reference number 326323
Do you have excellent observational skills? Are you a good communicator? Are you trained in deciphering and evaluating computer screen images and x-rays?
Royal Mail is now recruiting Airport Mail Screeners. If you are reliable, self-motivated and a good team player, you are the type of person we’re looking for.
About Us
Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.
Our market is changing, but as one of the UK's leading companies we are focused on achieving our vision of being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. We want to be more commercial, flexible and efficient and are employing our strong brand and a range of new products and services to achieve this.
Our logistics teams are responsible for keeping everything moving. They ensure that millions of pieces of mail are delivered on time every year across the UK and internationally.
Without logistics we simply wouldn’t be able to function. The physical transportation of mail is what we do.
About The Role
You will oversee the receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure. You need excellent communication, numerical and writing skills for the purpose of communicating effectively with the police or other government agencies.
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 Level E course and an Ishihara colour blindness test.
Pay: £583.64 (National), quoted amounts are per annum for full time hours, pro rata for part time hours.
38 Full time Sunday to Thursday nights various start times from 01:00 to various finish times up to 09:00
We are looking to offer Permanent contracts.
Additional Benefits
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.
Does this appeal to you? Do you have the drive and dedication we need and want to work for a company that has stood the test of time? If so, this position may be for you. Royal Mail has been around for 350 years and delivers to every address in the UK.
Please note, once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this vacancy will be withdrawn.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Job reference number 326323
Do you have excellent observational skills? Are you a good communicator? Are you trained in deciphering and evaluating computer screen images and x-rays?
Royal Mail is now recruiting Airport Mail Screeners. If you are reliable, self-motivated and a good team player, you are the type of person we’re looking for.
About Us
Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.
Our market is changing, but as one of the UK's leading companies we are focused on achieving our vision of being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. We want to be more commercial, flexible and efficient and are employing our strong brand and a range of new products and services to achieve this.
Our logistics teams are responsible for keeping everything moving. They ensure that millions of pieces of mail are delivered on time every year across the UK and internationally.
Without logistics we simply wouldn’t be able to function. The physical transportation of mail is what we do.
About The Role
You will oversee the receipt and preparation of mail for aircraft departure. You need excellent communication, numerical and writing skills for the purpose of communicating effectively with the police or other government agencies.
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 Level E course and an Ishihara colour blindness test.
Pay: £583.64 (National), quoted amounts are per annum for full time hours, pro rata for part time hours.
38 Full time Sunday to Thursday nights various start times from 01:00 to various finish times up to 09:00
We are looking to offer Permanent contracts.
Additional Benefits
- Shift Allowance for working unsocial hours
- Holiday entitlement starts at 22 days on entry increasing with service (pro-rata)
- Contributory Pension Scheme after qualifying period
- Corporate Discounts
- Development Opportunities
- Excellent Parental leave policy
- Full uniform provided
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.
Does this appeal to you? Do you have the drive and dedication we need and want to work for a company that has stood the test of time? If so, this position may be for you. Royal Mail has been around for 350 years and delivers to every address in the UK.
Please note, once our maximum number of applications has been reached, this vacancy will be withdrawn.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
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