Description:
Job purpose: As a Delivery Driver, you should be polite and prompt with a commitment to providing our clients with an excellent experience. Drivers must be thorough in ensuring orders are correctly fulfilled, committed to work safety, and passionate.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Loading and offloading timber from trucks
• Ensure all loads are secure
• Review deliveries with customers to ensure products meet their expectations.
• To drive safely to deliver goods and ensure recipients receive their orders
• Review orders before and after delivery to ensure they are complete and correct.
• To adhere to assigned routes and follow time schedules.
• To abide by all traffic laws and maintaining a safe driving record.
• Follow any lawful and reasonable instruction from your superior
• Act as part of the team and always assist other members of the team in achieving common goals
• Consistently live and be an example of the Company values The following requirements are necessary:
• Be eligible to work in South Africa.
• A valid CODE 10 South African driver's license with (PrDP)
• Forklift operator.
• Clean driving record.
• Experience may be required or preferred.
• A willingness to adhere to assigned routes, schedules, safety procedures and traffic laws.
• Have a familiarity with using navigation systems and with local streets, neighbourhoods, and routes.
• Have strong time management and customer service skills.
• Highly responsible and reliable
• Attention to detail. Working conditions
• Dress Code, the company prides itself in presenting a respectable image to our clients
• As ambassadors of the company, employees are required to be dressed appropriately and presentable at all times and ensure that their appearance is professional. Physical requirements
• Excellent vision and hand-eye coordination to stay safe while driving.
• Ability to walk, drive, and lift and carry heavy items for extended periods.
• Sober Habits
Job Type: Full-time
Disclaimer: Our recruitment process adheres to the Protection of Personal Information Act. Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should an external candidate not hear from us within two (2) weeks following their application, they should consider their application unsuccessful. Hout Bay Timber reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.
Potential candidates may email: phillip@houtbaytimber.co.za