Heavy Goods Vehicle Driver

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintains effective relationships with customers

Qualifications & Experience

• 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 35yrs to 40yrs.

DPDHL Core Competencies & Skills

• Maintains effective relationships with customers.
• Develops and delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions.
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment.
• Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs.
• Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others’ views.
• Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy.
• Communicates strategy.
• Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives.
• Aligns resources and the organization within own area of responsibility to achieve objectives.
• Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed.
• Champions continuous improvement and innovation.
• Inspires results and respect by empowerment, accountability recognition and rewards recognizing the contribution of others.
• Provides employees, colleagues and business partners with candid and regular feedback.
• Provides employees with development opportunities.
• Supports employees with career opportunities.
• Inspires others to develop themselves.
• Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values.
• Actively seeks feedback to improve performance.
• Develops new skills and modifies behaviors based on feedback.
• Takes personal responsibility for career and development.

Languages

English – verbal and written.

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