Driver - Greggs Group

Duties

• Execute a daily vehicle inspection, using a checklist, when leaving and returning from the route
• Ensure the vehicle is driven in a safe and courteous manner and at all times obeying the Rules of the Road
• Complete manifest documentation, correctly, accurately and timeously
• Report discrepancies to Transport Manager/CSO
• Report to dispatch for timeous departure
• Follow customer delivery sequence, record time of arrival and departure on Trip sheet
• Ensure customer signs for correct goods and all relevant documentation is correctly completed
• Handle goods with care to minimize damages
• Collect goods for credit as per upliftment on the trip sheet
• Conduct all communication in a polite professional manner which promotes respect, goodwill and trust
• Wear Company uniform with pride ensuring it is clean and presentable

• Keep vehicles and work areas tidy, safe and neat at all times.
• Attend debriefing on return from delivery and ensure that all paperwork relevant to the trip has been correctly completed and is accounted for
• Ensure integrity of cargo by securing the vehicle at all times
• Operate within the law with regard to hours of work & speed limits
• Refuel, check oil & water levels & carry out vehicle safety checks daily
• Delivery on the day, within the required time slots, the delivery executed ensuring 100% delivery of parcels
• Collection of uplifts, correct POD and other delivery paperwork
• Drive within the route agreed, record incidents of delivery daily
• Feedback to Transport Supervisor/CSO of any issues or problems at the delivery point
• All documentation is 100% accounted for and complete
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as and when required
• Keep customer complaints due to driver and vehicle assistant conduct to a minimum
• Completion of Vehicle checklists and safe driving codes

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a driver. Anything less will render you as unqualified
• Previous bulk fuel experience (loading and offloading)
• Dangerous Goods Certificate
• Attention to detail and the ability to complete all required paperwork accurately
• The ability to work weekends, early mornings and/or evenings
• Perform daily pre-start checks on vehicles and equipment.
• Industry: Sales