Contract: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
● 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. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career
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
The Urban Driver Apprenticeship is a 13 - month programme where apprentices will learn all aspects of professional driving as well as gaining their Category C1 (7.This is with a view to moving to a full time 7.5t Driver position within DPD upon completion of the Apprenticeship.
Responsibilities include non-driving duties such as office work, drivers mate and warehousing during training.
Apprentices will also undertake a range of masterclasses which are designed to provide a broad range of knowledge about the job, alongside building their skills and behaviours.
Apprentie will obtain CPC licences as part of the Urban Driver Apprentice programme and is a legal requirement to drive LGV vehicles.
The Urban Driver Apprenticeship is designed to give apprentices the opportunity to explore and develop skills for further career progression within DPD.
To carry out all tasks required as part of the Apprenticeship programme
● To load and unload vehicles in line with procedures.
● To ensure that all CPC, driving licence and driver’s hours legislation is adhered to.
● To implement the Health & Safety policy, ensuring and maintaining a safe working environment.
● Attend additional training programmes to supplement both your learning and the Linehaul Operation.
Apprentices must be 18 or over and have a minimum of 12 months UK driving experience, and as minimum have;
● Have completed their Vocational Licence Medical and gained Cat C1 provisional entitlement by Day 1 of Apprenticeship
LGV Multiple Choice Theory Test
● LGV Hazard Perception Test
● Independently motivated, with the ability to take on tasks and duties without immediate direction
● High attention to detail to produce accurate and quality work
● Where candidates have not achieved the requisite qualifications (or cannot evidence them) they will be supported to achieve them throughout the apprenticeship in order to reach programme completion at 13 months.
Rates of Pay: Apprentices at DPD are paid above the national standard apprenticeship pay
● Funded Training to develop your skills
● The opportunity to progress your career within the business
● Further training to develop wider skills
● Holiday trading
● Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
● Free On Site Parking
● Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
● For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
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 help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!