# Gatehouse Operative

Contract Type: Permanent - 40.25 hours Location: DPD Smethwick, Roebuck Lane, B66 1BY Days of Work: 4 on 4 off Working Hours: 1800-0600 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 Our General Manager of Security is looking to recruit reliable and dedicated Gatehouse Operatives. You will be required to manage the day to day vehicle movements on and off the property to include but not limited to LGV vehicles, delivery vans, contractors, visitors and international freight forwarders, ensuring that all vehicle and driver details are recorded accurately a

- **Id**: 4115121
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/dpd-uk-gatehouse-operative-3>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Smethwick, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T19:07:51Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T17:24:44Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4277
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Delivery, Courier Services

## Company

- **Id**: 672856
- **Name**: DPD UK
- **Domain**: dpdgroupuk.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/dpdgroupuk>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 25
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 18
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T00:02:54Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 18
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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