Driver

INF 8 – Driver (1)
Employment Type: Permanent & Pensionable
Location: Lusaka Province
Closing Date: October 13, 2023

Job Description

The Driver/mechanic is responsible for driving and maintaining company’s vehicles in order to facilitate smooth and safe mobility of staff, materials and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Transport            

• Regularly drives safely company’s vehicles on official business to facilitate business operations.

Logbook              

• Update timely and accurately motor vehicle logbook in order to enhance accountability for official trips and fuel usage.
• Weekly inspection of logbooks for all pool vehicles to enhance compliance and accountability by users.

Vehicle Inspection           

• Regularly inspect all vehicles in order to ascertain their road worthiness and care by users.

Vehicle cleanliness          

• Undertake regular cleaning of pool vehicles in order to maintain corporate image of INFRATEL.

Reports

• Weekly submit reports on fleet status and fuel utilization
• Prepare timely accidents reports in order to facilitate decision making.

Vehicle Maintenance      

• Perform routine maintenance procedures such as oil change, lubricating engine parts and thorough inspection of all pool vehicles before and after service.
• Conduct first level maintenance/repair works on fleet where need arises.
• Diagnosing and fixing mechanical issues.
• Able to estimate costs of vehicle repairs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Full grade 12 school certificate
• Craft Certificate in Mechanics from a reputable institution
• Valid SADC driver’s license class C.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Basic mechanical knowledge
• Knowledge in road safety rules
• Understanding of the highway code
• Good judgement on the road.
• Ability to collaborate and workwith a team.
• Good oral and written communicationskills.
• Strong background in variousaspects of driving.
• Good defensive driving skills.
• Logical thinking and problemsolving.
• Highly proven ethical conduct andfree from criminal record.
• Courteous.
• Ability to work in a high-pressureenvironment.

Years of Experience Required

• Minimum of three (3) years driving experience
• Minimum of one (1) year corporate experience

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