Class 1 Shunter Nights

Bicester, England, United Kingdom

12/7/2024

Company Description

• Contract: Permanent / 40 Hours per week.
• Hourly Rate: £15.27 per hour plus overtime paid at enhanced rates.
• Location: Unit D, Symmetry Park, Bicester, OX26 6GF
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday.
• Hours of Work: 02:00 to 10:30
  
  

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.

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.

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

We are currently recruiting for an experienced and dedicated Class 1 Tug Driver / Shunter.

Your key responsibilities will include;

• Movement of trailers/tugs through the confines of the yard in a safe responsible action.
• Adhering to yard Health and Safety procedures and regulations at all times
• Reporting any damage seen or that may have occurred during movements of trailers
• Occasional Delivery and Warehouse Work
  
  

Qualifications

What we’re looking for;

• The ability to work efficiently within a fast paced and pressured environment to ensure that our yard operation runs as smoothly as possible
• Have experience in a similar position
• Hold a Class 1 LGV Licence (C + E)
• A current driver CPC card
• Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work 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 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
• 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 deliver a best in class customer doorstep experience, then this is the job for you! Apply today.