Location: Daventry | Pay Rate: £36,565 | Grade: N | Contract Type: Permanent (Full‑time) | Shift Pattern: Nights, 10pm‑6am
Think you know DHL? Think again! We’re not just about delivering parcels. DHL Supply Chain is the world’s leading logistics company and our people are the unsung heroes who keep the cogs turning and the country running smoothly.
What you'll do
* Take leadership responsibility for managing a safe and efficient transport environment.
* Maximise the performance of drivers and supervisors by directing nightly, weekly, and monthly activities.
* Analyse and understand health and safety related risks for colleagues, taking action to reduce or eliminate these risks according to a prioritised plan.
* Implement actions to reduce or eliminate health and safety related risks.
* Leverage the Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) program as a daily way to confirm behaviours and processes.
* Report and investigate incidents within the workplace, responding to or escalating non‑compliance issues to safety regulations and procedures.
* Implement and supervise adherence to up‑to‑date processes, work instructions, standard operating procedures and associated forms to achieve prescribed outputs.
* Continuously contribute to the improvement of procedures to better achieve the prescribed outputs.
* Liaise with suppliers based on business requirements, monitor performance and, where necessary, propose improvements to line manager and implement agreed improvement actions.
* Participate in customer, regulatory and internal operational audits as required and work with the team to implement the agreed action plan.
* Conduct regular reviews on operational performance and delivery against the agreed KPIs.
* Escalate any areas of non‑compliance or failure to line manager and, where applicable, to the senior team.
* Management of Subcontractorand help implement agreed processes to review performance.
* Lead regular operational performance reviews with colleagues focusing on H&S and legal compliance, overall efficiency of the operation in line with targets and performance via Performance Dialogs.
* Foster collaboration: Build a strong team culture that values communication, accountability and teamwork. Together, we’ll achieve great results!
This role would suit people who
* 2 to 5 years of operational experience
* Transport management experience
* Continuous improvement mindset
* National and International CPC (desirable)
* IIRSM Risk Assessor (desirable)
* IIRSM Risk Management (desirable)
* CSCS Foundation (desirable)
Why join us?
* Generous pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and a 4% employee contribution.
* Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations.
* Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts.
* Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice.
* Learn more at https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain.
We are
We’re the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive and healthcare.
Building an inclusive workplace
At DHL, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone’s skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day. We serve as proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, value the skills and experience of ex‑service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
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