Depot Operations Administrator

Company Description
- ** Contract**: Permanent 37.5 hours per week
- ** Salary**: Circa £25,200
- ** Location**: Vastre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 1DZ
- ** Days of Work**: Monday to Friday
- ** Hours of Work**:7am - 3pm

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 currently recruiting for an experienced and reliable Depot Operations Administrator. In this role you will work closely with the Depot Quality Manager and Site Manager where you will be accountable for the administration to both; Transport and Operational areas of the depot.

**Key accountabilities will include;**
- Monitoring & reconciling automated payments for our “self employed” drivers
- Administering stocks of uniforms and stationery
- Carrying out Driver Licence and Forklift Truck certificate checks
- Administering fuel stocks and orders
- Carrying out local operational quality audits and maintaining operational reports
- Maintaining vehicle records, keys, service schedule and defect/repairs register

**Qualifications**:
**What we’re looking for**

To be considered for this position you will have proven and demonstrable experience of working in a fast paced administrative role. Experience within transport/logistics industries would be advantageous but not essential.
- You will have strong analytical skills with an awareness of quality assurance and auditing.
- You will have strong communication skills with a confident telephone manner and a willingness to go the ‘extra mile’
- Excellent administration skills with the ability to use G Suite / Microsoft Office programmes
- Demonstrate a high level of accuracy, self-motivation and organisation.
- Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work 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
- 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.