Class 5 Truck Driver
6 months ago
We require x2 drivers to join our busy couriers and freight distribution business.
We need full time staff working at least 35 hours a week with the following qualities. If you have what it takes to be behind the wheel then this is for you.
**Main Duties**:
- To carryout daily vehicle inspections encompassing mechanical, safety and emergency equipment
- To ensure road user charges (RUC), Registration and COF are up to date
- To complete logbook accurately and in a timely manner
- To ensure truck is loaded appropriately and load is secured with strops, chains, Corner boards and backing boards.
- To ensure all loads comply with height, weight and width specifications
- To travel within speed limits at all times having consideration for road conditions, other road users, weather, freight, signage and the environment
- To report any traffic infringement immediately
- To competently care for equipment ensuring truck is kept clean and well presented
- Ensure logbook pages and work timesheets handed end of week
- Plan best delivery/pick up route
- Pickup goods and make deliveries
- Loading and unloading freight when required with forklift
- To ensure paperwork is completed accurately
- To ensure mezz floor secured with diagonal chains at all times
**Secondary Duties**:
- To ensure helping loading and unloading freight with forklift drivers if required
- Washing trucks if required
- To maintain effective lines of communication with fellow drivers, dispatch, forklift drivers and supervisor and be a reliable team player
**Key Result Areas/Goals**:
- To complete assigned task/load to high standard, in a practical time frame and in a cost effective manner
- To ensure the company’s policies are followed at all times
- To ensure that quality standards are continuously improved with a focus on “getting it right first time
- Strong focus on high quality work output and attention to detail in all aspects of work
**Personal Attributes/Characteristics**:
- To contribute to overall development of the section and aim to provide a high quality service
- To take the responsibility for the deliveries and pickups as allocated by the dispatcher
- Ability to maintain stable performance and attitude in high pressure situation
- Punctual, reliable and responsible
**Experience and Knowledge**:
- Basic knowledge of the mechanics of the truck and how to maintain it
- Knowledge of how to secure loads using strops, chains and load binders
- Knowledge of transport and related industry laws
- Knowledge of emergency procedures and how to handle dangerous goods
- Ability to use satellite navigation, E-logbooks and on board computers
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills for accurately completing logbooks and measuring and weighing loads
- Experience of identifying health, safety and environmental risks
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety and how to use this in the workplace
**Qualifications**:
- Full class 5 licence
- Dangerous goods endorsement
- OSH Certificate
**Other Requirements**:
- To be suitability fit as a work undertaken is physically demanding
- Ability to be flexible in approach to hours worked and prepared to be on call
- Willing to take responsibility for own training and self-development
- May work locally or travel long distance which means spending nights away from home
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