• Job Description

  Req#: REF6208J

  Company Description

  • Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
  • Salary: circa £46,600 per annum, plus bonus and car or car allowance
  • Location: Southampton, Hedge End, SO30 2JR
  • Days of Work: Monday to Friday

  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 over £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career.

  DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.

  When joining DPD you are not just starting a job, you are vital to our journey to be the most customer centric, inclusive, sustainable and leading parcel delivery provider within the UK who embraces and drives change, placing our people and our customers at the heart of what we do.

  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.

  Job Description

  We are looking for an experienced Regional Fleet Engineer to strengthen our highly skilled and high performing Fleet Services Team based within our Southampton Depot..

  This is a regional role so travel is an essential part of this role. The Depots that fall within your remit will include; Basingstoke, Southampton, Bournemouth, Heathrow, Exeter, Cornwall, Portsmouth, Bridgwater.

  In this position you will be responsible for ensuring our vehicles that are being used are safe and legally compliant. You will also be up skilling depot staff in the safe use of equipment, and ensuring that they are aware of the company defect and booking procedures.

  You’ll also be focused on;

  • Looking at supplier performance, and monitoring, associated services, and cost as well as auditing the quality of work.
  • Carrying out weight checks, fleet checks, and site inspections.
  • Identifying key areas and causes of vehicle damage and work with the Depot Management Team to devise strategies to reduce damage sustained
  • Ensuring all suppliers of vehicle related goods and services meet company requirements, in terms of cost and legal compliance (including health and safety considerations)

  Qualifications

  What we’re looking for;

  As the successful candidate you will have extensive vehicle mechanical knowledge, and demonstrable experience within the transport sector. We would also expect;

  • Ability to carry out internal audits.
  • Strong financial awareness
  • Strong decision making and problem solving skills
  • The ability to engage and build strong working relationships with employees and suppliers
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

  Job Specifics

  Travel around the region will be an essential part of this role as well as some overnight stays. Therefore you must hold a Full UK Driving Licence and preferably Category C1.

  You will have a comprehensive induction to DPD, this will include both a corporate induction followed by a thorough induction of our Hubs and wider Network Operation.

  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
  • Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
  • Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
  • 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.

• About the company

  DPDgroup is the largest parcel delivery network in Europe. We combine innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With our industry-leading Predict service, we are setting a new standard for convenience by keeping our customers in close contact with their delivery.

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