Job Title: Distribution Driver (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The Distribution Driver will perform and facilitate product deliveries safely and to standard whilst promoting Company’s image.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Vehicle maintenance:
- To ensure the vehicle is always maintained in good running order by observing maintenance schedule and filling pre-inspection form prior to every trip.
Safety of the vehicle and cargo:
- To ensure the safety of the vehicle and cargo always and in all locations with full adherence to legal and company requirements with regards to safety and cleanliness
Deliveries to customers
- To ensure beer and empty crates are delivered at the right place and at the right time as per delivery/collection instruction and route plan
Loading & unloading activities
- To ensure loading/unloading of products is done as per processes, all products are counted, both at load location and unload locations, and delivery documents are duly signed and issued
Cost control:
- To observe standard provided for fuel usage per 100km, reduce idling time, no excessive breaking etc
- To ensure breakages and missing bottles are eliminated to zero by following safe driving principles
Reports:
- To ensure pre-trip inspection forms are filled out accurately
- Accurate fuel records are kept, and fuel reports submitted on time as per process
- On time submission of any DPO related reports and requirements, such as reporting of SIO’s
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Relevant 1 year university degree
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience driving Heavy Goods Vehicles
- Valid license to drive Heavy Duty Vehicle – Class E & D from Sumatra
- Numeracy and literacy skills
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Verbal and written communication skills to handle customer queries
- Ability to use electronic equipment
- Basic knowledge of automobile engineering
Behavioural & Interpersonal Competencies:
- Challenger of the status quo
- Driven to implement change & transformation
- Be a true partner with business owners
- Working in a multi-cultural environment
- High level of service mindset
- Coordinating skills
- High sense for accuracy
- Communicative, team oriented and open for change
- Ability to work in a well-organized, accurate and reliable manner
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills & problem solver
- Used to working with deadlines
- Highly results focused
- Leads by example, and lives the company’s values
- Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
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