Vehicle Checker - Nottingham, United Kingdom - DPD Group UK

DPD Group UK

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description
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Contract: Permanent / 40
Hours Per Week
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Salary: £10.59ph - overtime paid at enhanced rates
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Location:DPD Nottingham

Blenheim Park Road, Nottingham NG6 8YP

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Days of Work: Monday to Friday
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Hours of Work:05:00 to 13:00

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 over £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:

As our Vehicle Checker /Fleet Administrator (known internally as Fleet Ambassador) your key objective is to ensure that all vehicles are checked for condition and road worthiness in terms of legal, corporate image and operational compliance, with exceptions to be reported via the vehicle check app and defect procedure.

Key Daily Checks

To check all fleet vehicles including rental vehicles on a daily basis and record the check and condition via the Vehicle App.
Vehicle Checker/Fleet Administrator to VOR vehicles if damage found or defective.
To check all associated vehicle equipment, including MHE, jump packs, fuel pumps and enclosure.
Check the site for cleanliness and clear traffic flow/maneuvering areas and associated parking areas.

Key Weekly Checks

Check all Owner Driver vehicles once a week including leased and owned
If damage is found on the Owner Driver vehicle, a 21 day notice is populated via the app.
Record all 21 day notices/7 day notices into a Google Calendar shared with your Transport Team.
Review any outstanding 21 day notice letters due with the Depot Quality Manager or Depot manager
Check Fleet Stock (mirror glasses, lamps, bulbs etc) and reorder as required.
Ensure that the gritter is in full working order and clean, during the winter period. Report any defects to your Regional Transport Engineer.

Qualifications:

What we're looking for
You will be someone who takes pride in their work consistently producing work of a high quality. Your strong communication, listening and problem resolution skills will be fully utilised in this role.

We would also expect you to have:

Good planning and organising skills
Ability to prioritise and manage your time effectively
Ability to cope with change
Ability to handle difficult situation and challenging conversations
Able to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way following all depot instructions and procedures to include all regulatory requirements e.g Health and Safety
Able to work on your own initiative and without close supervision

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
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.