Warehouse Operative

2 Days ago • All levels • Logistics

Job Summary

Job Description

DPD UK is seeking a Warehouse Operative to ensure the safe and efficient movement of parcels within their depots, playing a crucial role in exceptional customer service. Key responsibilities include unloading, scanning, sorting, and loading parcels accurately, ensuring swift and secure transit, and handling items up to 25kg. The role requires physical capability, adherence to shift patterns, strict health and safety standards, flexibility in various warehouse areas, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and efficient performance under pressure. DPD UK is a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, aiming to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK.
Must have:
  • Strong work ethic and self-motivation
  • High attention to detail
  • Good organizational skills
  • Efficient performance under pressure
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Physical capacity to lift up to 25kg
  • Adherence to health and safety standards
Good to have:
  • Understanding of Health and Safety practices
Perks:
  • Comprehensive training
  • Appropriate uniform and PPE
  • Holiday trading
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity package
  • Free life assurance
  • Free onsite car parking
  • Health Kiosks
  • Unum Help@Hand wellbeing services
  • Discounted shopping
  • Milestone Days off
  • Free eye tests and support with glasses

Job Details

Company Description

  • Contract Type: Permanent Part Time
  • Working Hours Per Week: 20 Hours Per Week 
  • Salary: £14.93ph - Overtime paid at an enhanced rate
  • Location: Swindon Depot - Interface Business Park, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8SY
  • Shift Pattern: Sunday - Thursday 
  • Hours of Work: 05:00 - 09:00

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

The role of Warehouse Operative is critical to the safe and efficient movement of parcels within our depots. This position plays a crucial part in ensuring DPD maintains its commitment to exceptional customer service.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Executing the unloading, scanning, sorting, and loading of parcels with precision and care
  • Ensuring the swift and secure transit of items through our network
  • Handling large and heavy parcels which could weight up to 25kg
  • Maintaining a high level of physical capability to meet the demands of the role
  • Adhering to shift patterns as part of our 365-day operational schedule
  • Upholding strict health and safety standards at all times
  • Demonstrating flexibility to work across various areas of the warehouse as required
  • Maintaining attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
  • Exhibiting strong organisational skills to manage workload effectively
  • Performing duties efficiently under pressure to meet deadlines

 

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

  • Strong work ethic and self-motivation, crucial for maintaining high performance standards
  • High attention to detail, essential for accurate parcel handling and processing
  • Good organisational skills to effectively manage workload and meet operational targets
  • Demonstrated ability to perform efficiently under high-pressure situations and strict deadlines
  • Flexibility, willingness and capability to adapt to various roles within the warehouse environment as operational needs dictate
  • Physical capacity to lift, load, and carry items weighing up to 25kg on a regular basis
  • Some understanding of Health and Safety practices within a warehouse setting would be advantageous
  • Demonstrating the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring, and Accountability in all aspects of your work.

Additional Information:

Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training, along with appropriate uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as per company standards and safety regulations.

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 car parking for all employees
  • Health Kiosks visiting every location
  • Unum Help@Hand - essential health and wellbeing services for all employees and eligible family members
  • 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

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.

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