Heavy Goods Vehicle Driver
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | October 1, 2024 |
Category |
Driver
Transport |
Job Type |
Full-time
|
Currency | UGX |
Description
JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
Operating and maintaining company motor vehicles:
Key Accountabilities:
• Operating & maintaining company motor vehicles (as directed) as efficiently as possible.
• Filling in journey plans to ensure all trips details are fully captured on time and correctly.
• Responsible for the vehicle and the goods there in assigned.
• Report and ready for duty at the specific start time and work effectively throughout.
• Delivery of goods on time in full and quality condition
• Ensure the highest standards of customers service is maintained.
• Ensure that health and safety rules and regulations that pertain to your workplace are followed.
• Ensure communication of incidents and accidents are reported to supervisors in time.
• Maintain general cleanliness of the vehicle.
• Work within operating areas as determined by the management and needs of the business.
• Must do an inspection of the vehicle and the load before departure and sure of where he is heading to. (Journey plan)
• Ensure that right PPE are put on all times.
• Report all defects in defect book and must make sure truck in good condition and clean all the time.
• Ensure the goods carried match with the invoices, quantity, brand and secure on to the vehicle.
• Ensure safe driving on the road, observing all traffic rules and within the required speed limit.
• Ensure effective and timely communication at all times.
• Verify the load with the distributor on arrival and ensure goods are well received hence driver must be present at the time of offloading.
• Ensure documents are signed, stamped and breakages, decants, missing’s well declared (pod)
• PODs must be returned within the stipulated time to the right receiving point.
• Ensure the asset and the load are secure at all times on the road.
• Must verify final destination before departure to avoid wrong deliveries.
Qualifications, Experience & Attributes:
• Minimum qualification is UCE.
• Driving permit for Heavy Goods Class.
• 5 Years Experience in heavy goods vehicles.
• Defensive driving/Smith training
• Good knowledge of Uganda roads across all the regions of the country
• Preferred Age is between 30 yrs. and 40yrs.