Pre Brief OperativeinAberdeeninAberdeenPUBLISHED TUE 25 MAR 2025

Company Description

• Contract Type: Permanent Full Time 40 Hours Per Week
• Salary: £11.44ph - overtime paid at enhanced rates
• Location: DPD Aberdeen - Badentoy Drive, Badentoy Ind Estate (North), Portlethen, Aberdeen, AB12 4ZD
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Hours of Work: 06:30am - 15:00pm
  
  

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

As our Pre Brief Operative your key responsibilities will include;

• Taking ownership of Google Documents and keeping them updated with accurate and timely information
• Signing our hand held devices called Saturns in and out to drivers, ensuring all Saturns are accounted for and properly maintained
• Reporting and logging damaged Saturns so these can be fixed without delay, maintaining a detailed record of all device issues
• Keeping the depot internal system called "Universe" up to date, ensuring all data entries are accurate and consistent
• Dealing face to face with customers who have come to the Depot to collect their parcels, providing a professional and courteous service
• Taking responsibility to resolve any customer queries satisfactorily, escalating complex issues when necessary
• Supporting colleagues on the warehouse floor with various duties as required, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork
• Participating in daily team briefings and contributing to process improvement discussions
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations within the depot environment
• Maintaining a clean and organised work area, promoting a professional image of the depot
  
  

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• Data entry experience with high accuracy and attention to detail
• Passion and self-determination to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing work demands
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Exceptional customer service skills with a professional and courteous demeanour
• Basic understanding of health and safety regulations in a warehouse environment
• Ability to handle and resolve customer queries efficiently
• Continuously demonstrating the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring, and Accountability in all aspects of your work.
  
  

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
• Unum Help@Hand - essential health and wellbeing services for you and eligible family members
• 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