Warehouse Operatives - Night Operations

Job Title: Warehouse Operatives - Night Operations

Department: Hub Operations

Reports to: Hub Supervisor and Team Lead​

About the Company:​

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 37 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Purpose of the role:​

The purpose of this role is to maintain an efficient flow of goods by unloading delivery trucks, processing items through sorting systems, and reloading them onto the correct trailers safely and quickly. By keeping the workspace tidy and the labels accurate, you ensure that every package stays on track to reach the customer on time. This role is a fixed term contract up to the 23rd December 2026.

​​​Job Responsibilities:

​​Loading of parcels onto conveyor systems

Unloading parcels from sorterLoading trailers loosely, palletised and/or onto cages

Warehouse housekeeping

Open to variations in job role, as required

Inventory and stock control

Parcel labelling/relabelling

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.​

Experience Preferred: ​​

Previous experience working in a warehouse.​

Skills Required: ​​

Good communication skills with good spoken English

Excellent team player with good attention to detail

Good time management skills

Energy and enthusiasm with an ability to use own initiative

Strong work ethic with a willingness to learn ​

Behaviours Required: ​​

Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.

Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.

Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.

Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges.

Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.

Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.​

Remuneration and Benefits:​

At DPD, 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.

Benefits include:​​

Company pension scheme

Life assurance three times your annual salary on joining the pension scheme.

Subsidised canteen

Paid maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Workplace flexibility

Employee and Family events.​

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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.