Hub Engineering Multi-Skilled Apprentice

Company Description

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

Purpose of Position

In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of maintenance and breakdowns on Hub sortation equipment from both a mechanical and electrical perspective. As an Apprentice you will also undergo an Engineering qualification and on the job training.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist with repairs of any electrical and mechanical issue within the Hub along with the engineers.

Carrying out servicing work and ensuring it is 100% completed and on schedule. Using “The Hub” system and ensuring the servicing work is up to date on the system

Using SCADA systems to aid fault finding of all Hub sortation systems.

Adhering to and promotion of health & safety policies (including COSHH).

Liaising with other departments including Security, Operations, IT

Continuous improvement of “The Hub” with regard to adding photos, drawings, guides and descriptions.

Reporting of any issues to management written and verbal.

On the job training on all aspect of Multi Skilled engineering

Key Measures of Performance

Prevention of plant failures by the PPM system and the continued monitoring of the conveyor systems.

Take a can-do attitude towards any given task, promote hard work, a flexible approach and the company DNA.

Attend college full time for the first year of apprenticeship. After the first year, attend college one day per week.

Achieve a pass or above in the college assessment.

Qualifications

Candidates must have achieved 4 GCSE's at grade 4 or above

Special Conditions

Study leave

Opportunity to work in a clean, health and safety conscious environment

Funded Training to develop your skills

The opportunity to progress your career within the business

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

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.