Collections and Delivery Driver

Company Description

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 that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career.

You don’t need to have any previous experience to join our team, just bring yourself and a positive attitude (plus a full UK driving licence held for 12 months or more), and we will do the rest

**Salary**:

- £431 p/w / £22,400 p/a - Outside of London
- Avg Earnings £594 p/w / £30,800 p/a includes overtime

**About the company**

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.

As a collection and delivery driver you represent the business every day and are vital to providing a service that genuinely makes a difference to our customers.

We understand the needs of our employees so we offer stability through permanent contracts, guaranteed hours and the ability to increase your earnings with overtime paid at premium rates. You can plan ahead whilst also building a career with us.

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**:
Contract Type: Permanent 40 hours a week

Location: Goole Depot, Postcode DN14 7SE

Being a Driver for DPD you’ll often be the first point of contact that our customers have with us, so providing a great service when you hand over a parcel is just as important as delivering the parcel on time.

Your shift will start at the depot where you’ll assist with loading parcels. We’ll give you a delivery schedule for the day and then you’re on the road, driving our 3.5 tonne van and making multi-drop collections and deliveries around the area.

**Qualifications**:
**What we’re looking for**:
To be considered for the role you must have:

- Held a full UK driving licence and had regular driving experience for 12 months or more

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

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 all our customers.
- Holiday trading
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite parking for all employees
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off your weekly supermarket shop
- 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.