DPD Group UK
HGV Assessor
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Company Description
Contract: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
Salary: £40,153.93
Location: Carlisle
Days of Work: 5 from 7 including weekends.
DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of over £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.
Job Description
As a LGV Assessor your primary purpose will be to drive the quality of vocational drivers and training provided at DPD through the practical provision of assessment, induction, training and driver buddying. Assisting the LGV Training department in its aims of continuous improvement of driver training and ensuring, through site visits, that our operation remains unhindered by external issues.
Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility
The tasks below are not exhaustive and requirements may change due to business needs.
Operational
- Conduct LGV CE assessments, in line with the pre-use policy and DPD driving standards, business wide (this includes, agency for Network & Transport, Annual Network CE assessments, Transport Risk Score assessments, RTW assessments for disciplinary or medical reasons and any other assessments requested.)
- Complete assessment checks and reports to company standard and ensure communication of results for actioning by relevant departments
- Conduct LGV CE agency inductions to DPD standard inclusive of vehicle familiarisation & best driver practices
- Complete all required induction checks and documentation and ensure communication of the documents to all relevant departments
- Carry out inexperienced driver buddy duties for both Transport and Network
- Communicate all issues in a timely manner for actioning by relevant departments
- Conduct site suitability visits at both DPD premises and Customer sites to ensure LGV CE kit can be accommodated
- Conduct Transport & Network route suitability checks for proposed LGV vehicle routes and ensure suitability for proposed kit
- Where applicable conduct kit training (PHV Trailer training etc) with DPD Employees or Customer Staff
- Ensure all results of site and route suitability visits and kit training are communicated in a timely manner, escalating any issues immediately through LGV Training to avoid delay
- Ensure all documentation relating to kit training is completed and communicated to relevant departments
- Complete all administrative tasks through the course of employment to an exemplary standard.
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Health, Safety and Security
- Remain compliant at all times with Health, Safety & Security processes of our sites and customers (where applicable)
- Communicate all relevant Health, Safety & Security information to all drivers during assessment, induction & training
- Communicate all relevant Health, Safety & Security information to all customers and their employees during site visits and kit training.
Key Measures of Performance
- 100% compliance with Pre-Use policy
- Assessment Completion and Reporting
- Flexibility and capacity maximisation
Qualifications
- To be considered for this role you must have a full LGV CE licence with 3+ years experience as a minimum. You must have a clean driving licence with a good driving record and compliance. We would also expect;
- Willingness and flexibility to work varied hours, travel and spend nights away from home
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- The ability to identify and resolve problems
- Basic IT knowledge and ability
- Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work and Accountability
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About our benefits
Alongside an excellent basic salary, 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 all our customers.
- Vitality At Work
- 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
- 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
- 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
Job Title: LGV Assessor
Function: Driving
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time
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