Duties and essential job functions

• Ensure that vehicle registration, insurance and safety certificate are all up to date and renewed according to requirements set out by RTSA.
• Delivers and collects materials from and to instructed destinations, always ensuring safety.
• Performs routine office errands as assigned by superiors in consultation with Fleet Management Team.
• Has knowledge in mechanics to repair different types of vehicles when need arises away and at workplace.
• Experience in operations mechanism of light vehicles; ensuring that they are in road worthy condition, perfect state of cleanliness – interiorly and externally, insured and with valid road tax, etc., before they are used; and driven on official duties.
• Strictly always observes all Road Signage and Traffic rules and laws
• Reports any mechanical/electrical fault/maintenance requirements to the supervisor for timely rectification of the fault(s)
• Reports any incidences of accident to the supervisor for timely action
• Ensures that all motor vehicle tools and accessories are (e.g. spare wheel, Jack, spanners, triangles, fire extinguishers, first aid box etc.) are in place and in good working condition, at the beginning and end of each day
• Ensures that the assigned vehicle is serviced within schedule by reporting the mileage to the supervisor on time
• Ensures that every journey and fuelling/refuelling are recorded in the Motor Vehicle Logbook and signed off

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 level of Education
• Clean Class C1 Drivers’ licence with basic mechanics’ experience
• Must be able to read and write in English
• Two to three years’ experience working as a Driver
• Excellent knowledge of traffic rules and road laws of Zambia.