Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 3 months / 30 Hours Per Week
● 44ph - Overtime paid at an enhanced rate
● Location: Unit 1, Plot 7 Ozone, Ozone Way, Howden, DN14 7SE
● Hours of Work: 6am-12pm with 2 afternoon shifts 12pm-6pm
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
As our Vehicle Checker / Fleet Administrator (known internally as Fleet Ambassador) your key objective is to ensure that all vehicles are checked for vehicle condition and road worthiness in terms of legal, corporate image and operational compliance, with exceptions to be reported via the vehicle check app and defect procedure.
To conduct all Owner Driver leased vehicles start of contract and end of contract handovers for employment, terminations, vehicle swaps and hire vans. In addition provide support to the depot operation by conducting regular site and equipment checks. You will also be responsible for reporting any fleet accidents on our portal TranMan.
To check all fleet vehicles including rental vehicles on a daily basis and record the check and condition via the Vehicle App.
● 5 Tonne Vans vehicles do not exceed 3.Fleet Ambassador to VOR (vehicle off road) vehicles if damage found or defective.
● Ensuring all drivers have the correct DPD Uniform at all times and the vans are up to company standards and are kept clean at all times
Record all 21 day notices/7 day notices into a Google Calendar shared with your Transport Team.
● Review any outstanding 21 day notice letters due with the Depot Quality Manager or Depot manager
● Conducting a weekly check and downloading information from the HGV fleet, accounting for any discrepancies
● Check Fleet Stock (mirror glasses, lamps, bulbs etc) and reorder as required.
● Report any defects to your Regional Transport Engineer.
You will be someone who takes pride in their work consistently producing work of a high quality. Good planning and organising skills
● Able to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way following all depot instructions and procedures to include all regulatory requirements e.Able to work on your own initiative and without close supervision
Holiday trading
● Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
● Free onsite car parking for all employees
● 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!