Truck Driver
Looking for: Truck Driver Class 1
Region: Wellington Region
Payrate: $27- $33 per hour
Minimum Hours of Work Per Week: 30
About Us :Gumber Transport Limited is a Wellington based company. We specialize in road Freight Transport service. We work as sub-contractors for Mainfreight. We are currently seeking one reliable Truck Driver to join our team. The positions is full-time and permanent with a minimum of 30 hours per week from Monday to Friday (Weekend sometimes).
The successful applicants will be someone who is enthusiastic about work, who is looking for job security, and shares our passion for delivering excellent customer service.
As a Truck driver your responsibilities are:- To drive Company vehicles in a safe and legal manner whilst keeping service levels high and ensuring daily work is completed.
- Deliver a wide variety of Goods and Cargo to different addresses and through
- Different routes in Auckland Region
- Follow routes and time schedule
- Load, unload, prepare, inspect and operate a delivery vehicle
- Maintain records of deliveries made.
- Complete logbooks and reports accurately and in a timely manner.
- Follow Health and Safety regulations and safety standards
- Handing Job Sheets in timely manner
- Manoeuvring vehicles into position for loading and unloading
- Observing safety requirements when loading and unloading vehicles
- Making regular quality checks of vehicles to ensure they can be driven safely
- Estimating weights to comply with load limitations and ensuring safe distribution of weight
- Ensuring goods are stowed and securely covered to prevent loss and damage
- Reporting to the Manager/Director
- Ensure Road User Charges (RUC), Registration and COF of vehicle are up to date.
- Must be physically fit for manual handling of deliveries.
- Ensure the truck is loaded appropriately and the material is recorded correctly.
- Ensure all loads comply with height, weight, and specification.
- Must have Valid New Zealand or International Licence Equivalent to Class 1 of New Zealand Truck Driving Licence
- Must Pass Drug Test
- Must not have any prior serious driving convictions
- Have good attention to detail
- NZ Register Level 2 qualification OR its equivalent international qualification OR at least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications
Please note that the job has morning start at 7.00 AM and this is a full-time position with rostered/split shifts. Applicant should be available as per the rostered shifts. Applicant for this position should have NZ Residency or a valid NZ work visa.