Shift Manager Sortation

Location: DPD Raunds, Warth Park Way, NN9 6NY
Days of Work: Sunday to Thursday

Join us on our journey to become the UK's most sustainable delivery company, ensuring customers receive a world class service. We operate a busy, fast paced business with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, offering great benefits and opportunities for career progression.

DPD is passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. We provide job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, along with fantastic benefits starting on day one.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description

The Site Manager is recruiting an experienced Shift Manager to strengthen the depot operations team.

In this role you will manage a team of warehouse operatives throughout the night, ensuring they are engaged, organised and motivated, whilst they unload the lorries that arrive into the Depot in the most efficient and timely manner. You will oversee the accurate sortation of parcels to ensure this is achieved in line with Key Performance Indicators.

Other key accountabilities will include:

• Ensure company Confirmed At Depot (CAD) % is achieved
• Ensure depot throughput target is achieved in line with targeted tip time
• Ensure company target for Saturations is achieved
• Achieve all depot objectives relating to Health & Safety, productivity, and cost to deliver outstanding service to our customers
• Resourcing additional staff at short notice in the event of any employee absence

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• You have experience in a fast paced operation with proven people management experience, involving direct accountability and responsibility for motivating and leading a high performing team.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and manage a team.
• Decisive and effective decision making, problem resolution and time management skills.
• High levels of resilience, self motivation and flexibility.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to use Google Chrome applications.
• The ability to produce comprehensive reporting, alongside analysis of data, is a key requirement for this role.
• High vigilance to any unscrupulous activity, taking swift and appropriate action when required.
• Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Benefits

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health kiosks visiting every location
• Discounted shopping from hundreds of retailers, including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone days off to celebrate with 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 recognises and develops talent and promotes from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer numerous development and promotion opportunities.