Shift Manager Sortation (Nights)

DPD UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

Discounts for retailers

Free onsite car parking

Life assurance

Holiday trading

Job summary

DPD UK is seeking an experienced Shift Manager to lead a night team at London Docklands. You will oversee warehouse operatives, ensure efficient unloading, and drive accurate sortation to meet key performance indicators.

The role emphasizes KPI-driven performance, health and safety, and cost control, with opportunities for progression in a fast-paced, turnover-driven logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast paced operation with people management responsibility.
• Strong communication skills to inspire and manage a team.
• Decisive and effective decision-making and problem resolution.
• Good time management and resilience in a demanding environment.
• Proficiency in reporting and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of warehouse operatives during the night shift.
• Ensure efficient and timely unloading of lorries at the depot.
• Oversee accurate sortation to meet KPIs and targets.
• Achieve CAD %, throughput targets and saturation targets.
• Staffing resourcing at short notice when required.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Decision making

Time management

Tools

Google Chrome applications

Job description

• Days of Work: Sunday to Thursday

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

• Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
• Salary: circa £40,000 plus Bonus
• Location: DPD London Docklands, Twelvetrees Crescent, Bromley-by-Bow, London, E3 3JG
• Days of Work: Sunday to Thursday

• Days of Work: Sunday to Thursday

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 lorries that 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

What we’re looking for;

You will have experience in a fast paced operation with proven and demonstrable people management experience, involving direct accountability and responsibility for motivating and leading a high performing team. Additionally we would also expect:

• 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:

• 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
• 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!