Depot Operations Administrator - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

DPD Group UK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Depot Operations Administrator, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations within a busy depot environment. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with management while handling essential administrative tasks such as monitoring payments, managing stock, and maintaining operational quality. With a commitment to sustainability and employee well-being, this organization provides a supportive work culture and numerous benefits, including holiday trading and enhanced parental packages. If you're looking for a stable job with career progression, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance

Free onsite car parking

Health Kiosks

Vitality at Work

Discounted shopping

Milestone Days off

Free eye tests

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a fast-paced administrative role.
• Strong analytical skills and awareness of quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and reconcile automated payments for drivers.
• Administer stocks of uniforms and carry out quality audits.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Administration Skills

Organizational Skills

Tools

G Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

• Contract: Fixed Term Contract 37.5 Hours Per Week
• Salary: circa £26,300
• Location: Gloucester Depot, Quedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2AP
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Hours of Work: 7am Start

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 nearly £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. 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 the 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, Caring, 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.
• 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.

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.