HDV Driver -Kathu

Job Purpose

The driver will assist with the collection and transportation of goods, attend to breakdowns (even after hours) and maintain good customer relations by providing excellent customer service.

Otraco Southern Africa is a key part of Bridgestone’s strategy to enhance mobility solutions and tyre-centric services across all market segments. As part of Bridgestone's initiative to improve these services, the company recognized a need for specific mining services and enhancements within the mining sector. The acquisition of Otraco Southern Africa, with its expertise in tyre management systems, creates a valuable opportunity to expand and strengthen Bridgestone's mobility solutions in this important market.

For more information about Otraco Southern Africa**,** please read the details below.

Responsibilities:

• Collection and transportation of goods.

• Client liaison and accurate record keeping of all goods in transit.

• Perform breakdown service after hours.

• Daily vehicle inspection and always ensure clean vehicle appearance.

• Ensure vehicle is serviced at correct intervals.

• Adhere to traffic regulations.

• Adherence to company policy and procedures.

• Adhere to Health and Safety protocol.

• Attend all in house training.

**Qualifications & Experience Required **

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate.

• Valid Code CE Driver’s License & PDP.

Experience (years):

• Two years HDV Driving experience.

Skills:

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of road safety regulations and vehicle maintenance procedures.

• Ability to perform basic vehicle troubleshooting and minor repairs.

With over 50 years’ experience delivering off-the-road (OTR) and light mobile equipment (LME) tyre management solutions, Otraco help customers to maximise tyre life, increase productivity, reduce waste and improve safety. Otraco’s highly skilled teams are in 60+ customer mining operations across three continents in Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Chile.

Otraco offers a robust portfolio of OTR tire management solutions that track tires across the full lifecycle, such as its computerized Otracom platform. Otraco’s offering will complement Bridgestone’s world-class OTR products and solutions, including Bridgestone MasterCore*3 surface mining tires and the tire monitoring and management solution. Bridgestone Southern Africa Mining services and OTRACO Southern Africa have joined forces to accelerate Mining tyre management and mobility solutions in Southern Africa, under one banner. Together Bridgestone and OTRACO have market-leading Mining tyre management and mobility solutions.