MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To safely, efficiently and effectively transport Swakop Uranium’s (SU) employee to and from their place of work, as instructed and scheduled.
Key Performance Areas:
- Perform laid down pre-start- and shut-down checks/inspections and submit the checklist, reporting all defects or malfunctions to the Supervisor.
- Assess transport vehicles and schedules to ensure effective utilization of resources.
- Comply with housekeeping standards for premises and the transport fleet.
- Assist with the allocation of transport vehicles to customers in the absence of the Supervisor to ensure continuity of service.
- Transport employees to and from the worksite according to the time schedule and the route.
- Pick up employees for any approved work-related call-out when requested, and handle any other ad hoc business requests.
- Transport permanent and non-permanent drivers timeously to perform their duties.
- Control passenger load by ensuring that the number of passengers does not exceed the authorized capacity of the vehicle.
- Cope with changing demands and needs timeously as required.
Requirements and experience:
- Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects.
- 3 years of proven heavy-duty driving experience and/or passenger transportation driving experience.
- Clean driving record.
- Sound knowledge of passenger transportation rules and regulations.
- Sound knowledge of the Passenger Transportation Act.
- Good geographical knowledge – local and national.
- Valid extra heavy-duty Driver’s License/Code 11/C/CE (for goods and passengers).
- Valid Professional Driving Permit (PDP) – required and renewed annually for driving trucks and transportation of goods and passengers.
- Pass Vienna Dover/Relevant Assessment (as per Company Policy).
