- Contract: Permanent 40 Hours Per Week minimum
- Hourly Rate: £17.91ph plus £2.72ph night rate between 18:00 to 06:00 plus £19.86 subsistence allowance per day plus £8.81 food allowance per day.
- Location: These positions could be based from our Dartford, Dagenham, Barking or Maidstone Depot
- Days of Work: Monday to Friday
- Start Window: 12:00 to 21:00
DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.
Job Description
As a Class 1 Relief / Tramper driver, you will be entrusted with the critical responsibility of executing bulk collections and deliveries between various DPD sites and customers throughout the United Kingdom. Your role is integral to maintaining the efficiency and reliability of our logistics network. As this is a Relief / Tramping role you will be required to sleep in your lorry 4 nights a week at a secure DPD Location.
Key responsibilities include:
- Operating state-of-the-art heavy goods vehicles to transport palette loads to HGV-compatible locations.
- Adhering strictly to predetermined shift patterns to ensure timely and consistent service delivery.
- Demonstrating a high level of commitment by undertaking a minimum of four nights per week away from base, utilising secure company locations for overnight stays.
- Maintaining absolute professionalism while representing DPD during all customer interactions.
- Efficiently managing and being accountable for a designated regional territory surrounding your assigned base depot.
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant road safety regulations and company policies.
- Upholding the highest standards of vehicle maintenance and cleanliness to reflect the company's commitment to excellence.
- Accurately completing all necessary documentation and digital records associated with deliveries and collections.
- Proactively communicating with dispatch and management teams to address any operational challenges or delays.
- This role demands a high degree of responsibility, self-motivation, and dedication to maintaining DPD's reputation for exceptional service in the logistics industry.
Qualifications
What we're looking for:
To be considered for the role you must have:
- A valid UK Class 1 Driving Licence
- Minimum 12 months Class 1 experience
- A valid UK CPC Card
- A valid UK Digital Tachograph Card
- Ability to load / unload trailers where needed
- Excellent geographical knowledge of UK roads and delivery routes
We are also looking for you to demonstrate that you:
- Recognise the value of providing great customer service
- Can work to deadlines, are flexible and always go 'above and beyond'
- Are friendly, approachable, positive, resourceful and professional
- Are able to multi-task and problem solve
- Have strong time management skills and ability to work under pressure
- Are proficient in using GPS
- Have basic mechanical knowledge for minor vehicle troubleshooting
- Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrating the core DPD DNA Values of: Honesty, Respect, Passion, 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
- Unum Help@Hand - essential health and wellbeing services for you and eligible family members
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Vitality at Work
- Free On Site Parking
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
- 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
- Free company uniform
- Full training and induction
- Fully funded CPC renewal
- Modern and well maintained fleet
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 help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today
