Heavy Duty Driver M/F

General information

Join CFAO South Africa !

CFAO South Africa is a key player in South Africa’s mobility market.

With more than 7,200 colleagues and over 160 sites, CFAO South Africa offers vehicle and truck sales and rentals, supply chain solutions, logistics management, material handling, automotive assembly, and the import and export of automotive components.

We are a regional division of the pan-African business CFAO Group, headquartered in France and a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation in Japan.

CFAO South Africa has a strong expansion vision in South Africa, while supporting CFAO Group's expansion strategy into the African continent in the automotive sector and other sectors, including healthcare and renewable energy.

We are a significant contributor to the support, development, and growth of the automotive industry in South Africa and across Africa.

we are looking for Heavy Duty Driver M/F based: South Africa

Job description:

The purpose of this position is to transport - deliver and collect goods / industrial equipment in a safe and timeous manner, offering excellent customer service at all times.

Required profile :

• Total responsibility for following appropriate safety procedures throughout entire process of loading, transporting and off-loading goods / equipment.

• Total responsibility to do all required safety checks on vehicle and load prior to embarking on delivery route - ensure that all mechanical, safety and emergency equipment are in good working order.

• Total responsibility to secure cargo for transport using ropes, blocks, chains, binders and / or covers as appropriate.

• Responsible for maintaining logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable rules and policies.

• Responsible for obtaining necessary signatures on documentation accompanying goods / equipment to be delivered; responsible to obtain receipts, payments and / or deliver paperwork to the correct person when delivering goods / equipment - as per instruction on a particular delivery.

• Responsible to check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate

• Responsible to ensure that allocated vehicle is operated with due care at all times: to operate the vehicle at all times in accordance with all traffic laws and regulations, to drive the allocated delivery truck within set speed / acceleration / deceleration / braking parameters as determined and monitored by tracking system, to maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions with due care, to check that the vehicle position is correct and any special loading / off-loading equipment is properly positioned.

• Responsible for prompt and timely communication with transport coordinator / controller to ensure that he / she is properly informed regarding assignment details / schedules.

• Total responsibility to report any incident and / or accident, vehicle defects, traffic violations or any other damage to vehicle or goods / equipment transported to the appropriate person(s).

• Total responsibility to follow appropriate company policies and procedures and comply with legal requirements in the event of an incident or accident where driver / vehicle / load was involved.

• Total responsibility for cleanliness of vehicle - it is a moving advertisement for the company and neglected and dirty vehicles will not portray the appropriate image.