Driver

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• O’ level certificate or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
  
• Valid Ugandan Driving License applicable to the class of vehicle being driven, manual transmission essential
  

Minimum Experience:

• 3-4 years’ experience of professional driving
  
• Clean driving record
  
• Defensive driving is an added advantage
  
• Knowledge of safety regulations, traffic laws and traffic highway codes.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibility
  
• Knowledge of more than one Ugandan language is an added advantage
  
• Experience driving 4×4 and truck vehicles in difficult terrain and in all seasons
  

• Ensure the vehicle is properly loaded/prepared and ready to leave as per the agreed schedule
  
• Carry out daily, pre-trip, post-trip and other periodical vehicle inspections as stipulated in the BPIL fleet inspection procedures
  
• Keep all logbooks up-to-date and copies submitted monthly to the Transport Manager
  
• Ensure third party insurance or registration stickers are always valid
  
• Alert Transport Manager in writing at least 4 weeks before expiry of insurance or registration
  
• Always keep the vehicle interior and exterior clean
  
• Ensure that the vehicle receives the correct maintenance in a timely fashion to prevent avoidable breakdown, and to maximize vehicle performance
  
• Carefully monitor fuel and oil consumption of the vehicle, taking steps that records are accurate and no supplies are diverted
  
• Driving in a responsible way, showing care and consideration for other road users, including pedestrians and cyclists and ensuring risks to all vehicles under the Driver’s control are minimized
  
• Ensure BPIL vehicles are only used for official business and only in accordance with BPIL vehicle use procedures.
  
• Adhere to scheduled route and destination.