DPD Group UK
Warehouse Operative
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Job Description
- Req#: REF8262T
- Contract Type: Permanent Part Time
- Working Hours Per Week: 30 Hours Per Week
- Salary: £11.44ph - Overtime paid at an enhanced rate
- Location: DPD Newcastle - Armstrong Rd, Armstrong, Washington NE37 1PR
- Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday
- Hours of Work: 14:30pm - 21:00pm
- Passion and self determination
- Eye for detail
- Organised
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility and adaptability to work across various areas of the warehouse
- Ability to lift load and carry
- Knowledge of Health and Safety practices within a warehouse environment would be advantageous
- 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
- Vitality at Work
- 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
Company Description
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 warehouse operative you are vital to the safe and efficient movement of our parcels in our depots. You are a vital cog in ensuring that DPD provides a service that genuinely makes a difference to our customers.
As a warehouse operative you will find that no two days are the same, equipped with all the tools needed to do the job, you will be required to unload, scan, sort and load our parcels, ensuring that their journey through our network is safe and swift.
Some of the parcels you will be handling are large/heavy items, weighing upto 25kg. This is a physically demanding job so you must be able to lift, load and carry to be able to perform your duties.
Our Depots operate 365 days a year and as part of our warehouse team you will be required to work shifts
Qualifications
What we’re looking for:
Full training, uniform and PPE is provided
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…
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.