Educational requirements: Diploma or trade qualification
English requirements: Competent English
Requirements for skilled employment experience for years: 1-3 years
Accept remote work: unacceptable
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure all inbound/outbound freight is: • Compliant with Chain of Responsibility including appropriate load restraint. • Blended effectively to maximise individual load revenue. • Checked on truck against paperwork to ensure it matches. • Compliant with legislative requirements with regards to load mass. • Liaise with Fleet Controller as to what way and in what order deliveries and pickups are to be undertaken. • Maintain optimum communication with Fleet Controller and / or Operations Manager regarding client feedback. • Maintain radio or telephone contact with Fleet Controller or supervisor to receive instructions or be dispatched to new location. • Ensure that all pick-ups must be accompanied by a consignment note and Check-Weigh-Cubed (CWC). • Contact Fleet Controller/Supervisor for instructions when freight is presented without a Connote. • Inform the Fleet Controller of your destination and last drop, radioing in from your clear points prior to returning. • Assist in the safe and efficient loading and unloading of trucks, when required. • Maintain truck log according to state, federal and Northline regulations. • Complete Driver Daily Run sheet completely and accurately each day, including recording freight / cargo information, distance travelled, fuel consumption and other information. • Maintain fleet management schedules through cleaning, inspecting, and servicing vehicle as required by Northline. • Oversee all functions of vehicles, such as condition of equipment, loading and unloading, and safety and security of freight. • Ensure special permits and other documents required are held when transporting cargo on national routes. • Where in accepted quantities or where licenced, transport hazardous products or dangerous goods. • Drive as part of a team convoy where required. • Drive special purpose trucks when required. • Attend depot meetings when required. • Demonstrate flexibility in working hours. • Ensure all incidents of personal injury, damages, shortages, split consignments etc are reported to the Supervisor in a timely manner. • Any other reasonable tasks or projects as requested by your manager. • Ensure the yard is kept organised and tidy. • Work toward a target of zero near miss incidents or accidents. • Build and maintain professional working relationships with all levels of the organisation. • Contribute to shared goals and work effectively as part of a team. • Review processes and procedures and recommend and implement improvement initiatives. • Any other reasonable tasks or projects as requested by your manager.
