Shift Manager

DPD Group UK; Radlett; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major delivery company in Radlett is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee warehouse operations overnight. You will manage a team of operatives to ensure efficient parcel sortation aligned with KPIs while maintaining health and safety standards. The role requires strong communication, decisive decision-making, and excellent computer skills. This position offers a competitive salary, along with various benefits that enhance employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance

Free onsite car parking

Health kiosks

Discounted shopping

Milestone days off

Free eye tests

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire, motivate, and manage a team.
• High levels of resilience, self-motivation, and flexibility.
• Ability to do comprehensive reporting and data analysis.
• Vigilant to unscrupulous activity with swift action.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of warehouse operatives throughout the night.
• Ensure successful sortation of parcels in line with KPIs.
• Achieve depot objectives relating to Health & Safety.
• Resource additional staff at short notice if needed.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Decisive decision-making

Problem resolution

Time management skills

Excellent computer skills

Tools

Google Chrome applications

Job description

Company Description

• Contract Type:Permanent / 40Hours Per Week
• Salary:Circa 40k plus Bonus
• Location:DPD Radlett,5 Victor Way, Radlett Road,Herts, AL2 2FL
• Days of Work:Tuesday to Saturday
• Hours of Work:00:15 - 08:45

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

Our Site Manager is currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Manager, to help strengthen their depot operations team.

In this role you will be managing a team of warehouse operatives throughout the night making sure that they are engaged, organised and motivated, whilst they unload the lorriesthat arrive into the Depot in the most efficient and timely manner. You will oversee the accurate sortation of the parcels to ensure this is achieved in line with Key Performance Indicators.

Other key accountabilities will include;

• Ensure company Confirmed At Depot (CAD) % is achieved
• Ensure depot Throughput target is achieved in line with targeted tip time
• Ensure company target for Saturations is achieved
• Achieve depot "parcels per person hour" target
• Achieving all Depot objectives relating to Health & Safety, productivity, and cost to deliver outstanding service to our customers
• Resourcing additional staff at short notice in the event of any employee absence

Qualifications

• You will have strong communication skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and manage a team.
• Decisive and effective decision-making, problem resolution and time management skills.
• Demonstrate high levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to use Google chrome applications
• The ability to do comprehensive reporting, alongside analysis of data is a key requirement for this role.
• You will be highly vigilant to any unscrupulous activity taking swift and appropriate action when required.
• 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
• 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.