Job Title: Heavy Goods Vehicle Driver
Organisation: DHL Supply Chain Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading logistics and mail company. We’re one of the world’s largest employers, operating in over 220 countries and territories. We’re Europe’s largest postal service, partner for eCommerce and pioneers in secure digital communication. We’re number one in contract logistics and international express delivery, and a leader in the forwarding business.
Join us and you’ll be working for a global company that’s focused on service, quality and sustainability, and using the power of global trade to connect people and improve lives.
Job Summary: Operating and maintaining company motor vehicles:
Key Duties and 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, Skills and 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.
How to Apply:
All prospective candidates should apply online at the link below with an updated CV and academic credentials
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