• Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract - 40 hours per week
• Location: DPD Hinckley, Logix Road, R D Park, Hinckley, LE10 3BQ
• Salary: Circa £55,000
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Hours of Work: 08:00 - 16:00

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 nearly £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.

Our General Manager - Property Services is currently recruiting for a first class Building Maintenance Technician (known internally as a Building Services Technician) to join his team who provide a wide range of maintenance support across our Network of Depots. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of our facilities, ensuring a safe and functional environment for our employees and visitors. 

Work typically undertaken includes, plumbing, decorating, and carpentry (no gas or electrical work is undertaken in this role)

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To carry out day to day property maintenance and the undertaking of allocated property defects.
• Planned preventive maintenance and decoration schedules in line with company expectations
• Undertaking all work and repairs to a high standard
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments of maintenance and repair activities
• Complying with all health safety and environmental procedures
• Maintaining and reporting accurate records of all work undertaken
• Work with business supplied equipment, applications, software and in-house systems
• Assist with other facility-related tasks as assigned such as third party contractor inductions, checking off planned and ad hoc work carried out by contractors

To be considered for this role you have extensive and demonstrable experience in a relevant trade(s) and have experience of working within commercial environments, warehousing would be preferred but not essential. 

We will also expect you to:

• Possess knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, IOSH, COSHH and Manual Handling
• Full clean driving licence with a flexible approach towards regional travel
• Be able to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrate the DPD DNA Values – Respect, Honesty, Caring, Passion, Flexibility and Accountability

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
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Vitality at Work
• Free On Site Parking 
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• 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 help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today