Plant Operations Manager

DPD Group; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle2Work Scheme

Dining Cards

Holiday trading and discounts

Long-service awards

Recognition programme

DPD Personality of the Year award

Job summary

DPD Group in Hinckley is recruiting an experienced Plant Operations Manager to lead our national sortation hub team, ensuring accurate, timely processing for customer deliveries.

You will manage a Plant Sortation Manager and a small team, analyse large data volumes, implement improvements, test systems and report findings to the General Manager and other hub senior managers.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in logistics, warehouse or distribution industries.
• Ability to manage and motivate high performing teams.
• Experience of monitoring performance, analysing data to identify improvements and implement change.
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to influence strategy.
• Decisive, effective decision-making, problem resolution and time management.
• High levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.
• Demonstrates the DPD DNA values: Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Responsibilities

• Daily tasks include analysis of large quantities of data and implementation of new ideas to improve sorting operations.
• Investigation and reporting of system failures with updates to General Manager and hub senior managers.
• Management of the Video coding Suite and improving sorter utilisation and hub efficiencies.
• Coordinate with Engineering to maintain sorter equipment and recruit/develop skilled operatives.
• Ensure timely sort cut off and effective team management given time-critical business needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Change management

Communication

Decision making

Resilience

Adaptability

Job description

Due to the launch of our new Hub Operation supporting our expanding Out-of-Home (OOH) network—including automated parcel lockers and PUDO pickup points,we are recruiting an experienced Sortation Manager to join our hub operations team. In this role, you will lead high-volume sortation to ensure seamless, accurate processing for customer-convenient deliveries.

• Days of Work:Monday - Friday
• Hours of Work:08:00 - 16:30

DPD is a member of DPDgroup, one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over £2 billion. We also deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting a Plant Operations Manager, to help strengthen and lead our plant operations team within our national sortation Hub in Hinckley.

In this role you will be responsible for managing a Plant Sortation Manager and small team of skilled operatives who ensure that the sorter is being used as effectively as possible whilst keeping downtime to a minimum. You are responsible for the proactive management of routing of parcels is correct for the site and your involvement in testing is paramount to ensure any problems are highlighted and resolved ready for the sort to begin.

Daily tasks will include analysis of large quantities of data, implementation of new ideas and processes to improve our sorting operation as well as investigating and reporting any system failures and reporting back to the General Manager and Other hub Senior Managers.

Other Key responsibilities of the role will be;

Management of the Video coding Suite

Improving sorter utilisation and productivity to enhance Hub efficiencies.

Communication with other departments within DPD such as Engineering to ensure the maintenance of sorter equipment at all times.

Recruitment and development of skilled plant operatives

Due to the time critical nature of the business the successful management of your team and area is crucial to ensure the sort cut off is achieved.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

You will have extensive experience in logistics, warehouse or distribution industries.

You will have the ability to manage and motivate high performing teams.

Experience of monitoring performance, with the ability to analyse data in order to identify improvements and successfully implement change.

Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence strategy.

Decisive and effective decision-making, problem resolution and time management skills.

Demonstrate high levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.

• Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caringand Accountability.

Additional Information

Job Specifics

A Full UK Licence is essential for this role.

Remuneration

• Your package will include an excellent basic salary, company car or cash alternative, attractive bonus scheme, based on individual and company.
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Dining Cards
• Holiday trading and discounts and savings on 1000’s of retailers.

• long-service awards
• special recognition programme for those individuals that go above and beyond
• DPD Personality of the Year award

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. There is a culture of recognition and reward within DPD to include; long-service awards, a special recognition programme for those individuals that go above and beyond, and the DPD Personality of the Year award.

If successful you can look forward to the exciting prospect of joining an increasingly successful and expanding business, that through its constant innovation, has revolutionised the express parcel industry and continues to define its outlook for the future.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer