General Manager Compliance (Fleet) - Oldbury

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 nearly £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

Responsible For:

1. To ensure the Company has, implements and follows the appropriate policies and processes in accordance with all relevant legislation
2. To support with overseeing compliance with the Operator Licence Undertakings and Administration by the nominated TMs
3. To manage, audit and review compliance systems to ensure they are effective.
4. To ensure all Environmental and Health and Safety policies are implemented and managed to a high standard.
5. To collaborate with operational teams to streamline processes and maximise output.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

To ensure the Company has, implements and follows the appropriate policies and processes in accordance with all relevant legislation

• To ensure all company policies relating to compliance with the operator licence obligations  are updated as required, implemented and followed by the TMs. 
• Monitor updates from the office of the traffic commissioner and review alongside current processes to ensure compliance
• To manage monitoring and control of the Fleet procedures manual 
• To provide clear guidance to the Head of LCVs (vans) on the legal and company standards within the company’s LCV fleet.

To support with overseeing compliance with the Operator Licence Undertakings and Administration by the nominated TMs

• To manage the team centrally generating and analysing driver related compliance data being passed to the nominated Transport Managers ensuring appropriate action has been taken
• To oversee the quality assurance of the actions taken by the nominated Transport Managers on any non-compliance issues
• To highlight and rectify any issues found with regards to compliance and record written details of all issues found and outcomes agreed
• To manage the team ensuring that all individuals who are employed (or deployed through a driver Agency) to drive a vehicle over 2.2 tonnes in weight for the company meet the legal requirements to do so. This does not apply to vehicles operated by the ODFs.

To manage, audit and review compliance systems to ensure they are effective.

• To contribute to relevant training and subsequent disciplinary processes by TMs and their staff as required.
• In conjunction with the Head of HGVs, provide tier one assurance for the O Licence and HGV activities conducted by the Network and Transport Department.
• Support tier two assurance as conducted by the Internal Audit Team.
• Support and ensure sufficient remedial actions and changes are implemented as a result of any audits. 

1. To ensure all business, environmental and Health and Safety policies are implemented and managed to a high standard.

• To support with the control of the Transport BCP for Operator Compliance related areas 

To collaborate with operational teams to streamline processes and maximise output

• To ensure that processes are reviewed, when required with operational teams to allow for the most effective and efficient updates
• To consistently work closely with with the operational teams to identify areas of improvement
• Analysing data and trends to proactively identify possible risks within the driver force and compliance processes to allow for effective improvements to be implemented

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
• 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