JOB SUMMARY:

Under the immediate supervision of the site Engineer, truck driver delivers the trucks mounted machinery to the proposed site in different parts of Ethiopia. The Driver will be responsible for safe driving, transportation, and delivery of machinery for every trip and timely arrive to the proposed site. The Driver will work under the direct supervision site Engineer.

He/she ensures that the truck is in good working condition, keeps the tools safely, keeps the vehicle clean and presentable, and ensures timely annual inspection and road-worthiness certificate acquisitions, and fixes minor breakages and maintenance and repairs. He Keeps a record of departure, arrival, mileage covered, fuel consumed, daily checks, and other pertinent records and submits the necessary mileage-related document to site engineer on regular bases.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible to comply with the road authority driving regulation
• Ensures materials are safely transported and delivered to the intended destination.
• Checks the transportation schedule for the Truck and facilitate anticipates requirement for taking the trip and report if there are any plan changes to the immediate supervisor.
• Observes the loading/unloading of materials on and from the truck.
• Physically ascertains the quantity, type, damages, shortage, etc. of the cargo.
• Transporting only organizational goods from the intended location to the proposed location.
• Assists with the loading and unloading process of the equipment, count the actual loaded items and cross-check with dispatching document; and properly deliver the equipment without damage and discrepancy.
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned by immediate supervisor.

Driving and Vehicle Management

• Carries out daily routine checks on his truck and follows up on scheduled maintenance of the truck.
• Ensures there is sufficient fuel in the fuel container and checks on the level of oil and water and does refilling as needed any other minor maintenance.
• Reports dents, cracks, bruises, or bumps of any magnitude on the body of the truck on time.
• Keeps the truck cabin as well as the Van body clean, and verify the windshield glass and mirrors (head, side, and rear) are clear.
• Verifies the mileage of tire mounting and dismounting KM and properly records on tire mounting controlling sheet.
• Keeps tools, accessories, spare tires, and first aid kit on the truck, and makes them readily available for use and inspection/ inventory.
• Ascertains that all tools and other accessories for the truck are handy and functional; and makes sure that the loads are within permissible limits.
• Follows up the operating condition of the truck, timely reports repair/ maintenance needs, and checks the repair of the truck before departure of the next proposed destination.
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including insurance, registration, log sheet, checklist, fuel, first aid, road fund, and 3rd party certificates
• Maintains all records related to the use of the truck such as daily log sheet, departure, time, arrival, mileage covered, fuel consumed, and other pertinent records, and submit necessary mileage-related documents to the Site Engineer regular bases.
• Report malfunctioning or defective technical problems on the truck to the immediate supervisor and take corrective actions.
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Location: willing to travel in all parts of Ethiopia depending on the site activities

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements

• TVET level III in Auto Motive Technology/Diploma in Auto Mechanic/ 10+/ 12 Grade with 4th Grade or more Driving License or/ D1/D2 driving license. A driver who has Public-1(P1) or former driving license is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience driving Heavy trucks and having a safe driving record.
• Training, and experience in auto mechanics and non-Governmental or other international organizations is a plus
• Cross over the county driving experience,
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Knowledge of truck driving rules, and regulations, mechanical know-how and skills of minor repair and maintenance of the truck, and physical capability to perform the job.
• Good knowledge of safe driving ability and strictly adhering to Ayudare water drilling company policy as well as government regulations

B. Skills, Attitudes, and attributes

• Good sense of cleanliness.
• Knowledge about vehicle operations.
• Good knowledge of the main roads and side roads around the work areas.
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills

C. Duration and location of the position