Milk Collection Truck Driver at TechnoServe

Job Summary:

The milk collection truck driver will work under the supervision of the milk collection center manager and oversee the movement of fresh milk from identified communities to the milk collection centers and from the milk collection centers to Danone Fan Milk’s processing facility and comply with health and safety standards. S/he will ensure that the milk collection truck is in excellent condition and performs optimally at all times.

Program/Practice/Department Overview:

TechnoServe’s Building Precision Dairy Models in Nigeria (BuPreDMiN) aims to build a precision, sustainable, and productive local dairy value chain in Nigeria within 4 years in a way that increases the incomes, resilience, and carbon footprint of dairy farmers in Nigeria.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Strict adherence to the weekly schedule of fresh milk collection from project communities and milk collection centers, and deliver promptly to Danone’s processing facilities.
• Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents, and other items and meeting official personnel and visitors at various locations.
• Interpret travel policy and procedures, Staff Rules, administrative circulars, financial regulations, and rules on travel-related matters.
• Maintain and contribute to policy information on fleet management.
• Work within cost-saving methods through proper use of vehicle, accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, and provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
• Proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc.
• Logs fuel consumption, maintenance, etc.
• Work toward availability of required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts. Maintain updated records at all times.
• With good knowledge of defensive driving, apply rules and regulations, and internal and external policies.
• Be cordial and respectful to clients, visitors, and colleagues.
• Tactfully and effectively deal with officials and visitors using high emotional intelligence.
• Ensures steps required by rules, regulations, and best practices are adhered to in case of an accident.
• Applies good judgment in the context of assignments given.
• Consistent compliance with the policy in all conduct of activities.
• Provide basic security management support in applying innovative techniques to assess and mitigate risk, especially within the location of work.
• Provide other project-related support assistance as may be assigned Supervisor.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum relevant qualification from a secondary academic institution, National diploma, or Higher National Diploma in any Art or social science field.
• Valid Driver’s license- Class E or G.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of driving within Ogun, Osun, and Oyo States.

Preferred Qualification:

• At least 3 years’ experience in familiarity with driving trucks.