It is the Company’s intention that this job description is seen as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business will change, and the jobholder’s obligations are bound to vary and develop, so the job description should be seen as a guide and not as a permanent, definite and exhaustive statement.
OVERALL PURPOSE
The role of a Sigma Delivery Driver is more than to ensure that all IDT’s and deliveries allocated for any given day are completed on time and in full and ensuring that Transport compliance, Health & Safety and GDP requirements are adhered to at all times.
Listed below are some of the main tasks that are expected to be performed by the HGV Driver. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and employees are expected to perform any other transport related tasks upon being asked to do so.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Complete all relevant GDP, Transport and Health & Safety Training
- Follow all Transport Standard Operating Procedures
- Complete a digital Daily Pre-shift check using the app provided to a good standard and ensure that all defects are highlighted on the app and to a member of the Transport Management Team.
- Ensure the vehicle is within temperature prior to any loading and to report any temperature deviation to the Transport Team as soon as possible.
- Load the vehicle in a safe, organised way to reduce damage to products using all equipment provided including safety bars, strapping and pump truck stops.
- Complete IDT’s as and when required within working time ensuring that all reversing is completed with a banksman and in a safe manner.
- Complete trunking to our sites in West Molesey and Birmingham on time and to return any empty totes, driver returns or pallets required in a safe manner while ensuring the transfer paperwork is filled out correctly and returned daily at the end of the trip.
- Any bulk deliveries made with our fleet of HGV’s must be completed in a safe manner while always adhering to any site rules at the visiting depot.
- Ensuring that throughout your working day that all Tachograph EU rules and WTD rules are adhered to. Downloading your tachograph on a weekly basis.
- To ensure that all accidents are immediately reported to the Transport Management Team and correct details obtained from any third party involved.
- To ensure that the Transport Policy & procedures and Drivers Handbook are adhered to at all times.
- Vehicles are kept clean inside and out.
- Any other jobs that are deemed appropriate by the Transport Management Team
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Key Skills
Essential
- Minimum Class C Drivers licence
- CPC card
- Digital tachograph card
- Highly motivated and proactive individual
- Good planning, organisational and problem solving skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in working in a fast-paced transport department
- Knowledge and understanding of Transport compliance
- Knowledge and Tachograph and WTD hours rules
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Supportive Team Member
- Calm under pressure
- Able to work to deadlines
- Quality conscious
- Takes pride in own work and holds a professional attitude
- Pro-active/uses initiative
- Honesty and integrity in dealings with staff and clients/customer
- Flexible approach
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ensuring that all responsibilities are met in accordance with the company’s Standard Operating Procedures
- Ensuring that each staff member abides by our Human Resources policies and procedures as outlined in our Staff Handbook
- Understanding the need for confidentiality when dealing with both internal and external information
- Understanding the importance of conforming to our industry requirements and customer needs
- Flexibility to work outside or in excess of standard hours when necessary to achieve objectives required
- Sound knowledge of the company’s service offering specific to role and appreciation of the impact that poor service has on our customers and our reputation
- Commitment to adhering to Health and Safety guidelines for safe working
- Adherence to legislative requirements within the Pharmaceutical industry
LOCATION
This post is based at the HD House with occasional travel to the other Sigma Pharmaceutical or 3rd party within a 25 mile radius of the Sigma Pharmaceutical PLC Headquarters
COMPANY BENEFITS
All full-time employees (excluding Directors) – based in the UK have a minimum entitlement of 20 days paid holiday per financial year (1st September – 31st August) exclusive of bank holidays. Statutory holidays are in addition to standard holiday entitlement.