Shift Manager - Dispatch Job North Lanarkshire area,Calderbank Scotland UK,Transportation

Location: Calderbank

Location: DPD Eurocentral -
Woodside, Holytown,
Motherwell,
Lanarkshire, ML1 4XL
Days of Work: Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
Hours of Work: 07:00-15:30

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, 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 Eurocentral -
Woodside, Holytown,
Motherwell,
Lanarkshire, ML1 4XL
Days of Work: Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
Hours of Work: 07:00-15:30

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Manager, to help strengthen our depot operations management team.

In this role you will be working closely with our self employed Owner Drivers (OD’s) and Employed Drivers, building a strong relationship with them and keeping the drivers engaged, well managed and motivated to ensure outstanding service is delivered.

Other key accountabilities will be;

Ensure depot target for Core Routes is achieved
Ensure depot target Stops Per Route (SPR) is achieved
Ensuring all other delivery & collection routes are properly set.
Ensure all driver’s scan and load their vans for delivery in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
Maintaining on-going communication with drivers to resolve any issues
Ensuring adequate resources are available to guarantee any ad-hoc collections are picked up either via your pool of drivers or by using couriers/agencies.
Ensuring that all relevant documentation and systems are completed accurately and in line with company and/or legislative requirements
Working to set Key Performance Indicators including Service, Cost, Productivity, Transport and Health and Safety.
Ensure "Depot Clear" is achieved in line with depot targets

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, ideally within a Transport Setting. 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.
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…