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Salary- Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
- Salary: £15.27ph - Overtime paid at enhanced rates -
- Location: London Gatwick Depot - Unit 2-4, Vector Point, Crawley, RH10 9AU
- Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday
- Working Hours: 08:00 - 16:30
Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. We understand the needs of our employees so we offer stability through permanent contracts, guaranteed hours and the ability to increase your earnings with overtime paid at premium rates. You can plan ahead whilst also building a career with us.
DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. As a Collection and Delivery Driver you represent the business every day and are vital to providing a service that genuinely makes a difference to our customers.
Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer
Job Description
Our Site Manager is looking for an experienced Class 2 / 18Tonne Collection and Delivery Driver to support the continued growth of their depot.
As a Class 2/ 18 Tonne Collection and Delivery with DPD you'll be the face of our company so you will be passionate about delivering world class service to our customers. You will also need a flexible outlook, a friendly personality and a smart and professional appearance. You will responsible for:
- Making multi-drop collections and deliveries in and around the local area
- Working to time critical deadlines and set collection times
- Ensuring we provide a service to customers' that is second to none
- Keeping & maintaining regular records & journey details
Qualifications
To be considered for this role you must have
- A valid 18 Tonne (Category C) licence, DQC (Driver Qualification Card) CPC accreditation and a valid UK Digital Tachograph Card
- Good communication skills, a can do attitude and customer focused approach
- The ability to prioritise and work on your own initiative when under pressure
- Prior multi-drop driving experience would be beneficial, but full training is available
- A clean licence and some basic administration skills would be preferred
- Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.
Additional Information
About our benefits:
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
- Holiday trading
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite parking for all employees
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Vitality at Work
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off your weekly supermarket shop
- Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
- For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can deliver a best in class customer doorstep experience, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
