Position: Driver/Messenger (x2)
Division: Governance
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Employment Type: Permanent
Disability (EE Targeted Role): No
T.A.S.K Grade: 06
Salary: R244,732.00 per annum
Closing Date: 25 September 2024
Reference Number: 4873
Purpose of the Job:
The Driver/Messenger is responsible for safely transporting people, documents, and/or goods, adhering to road safety rules and work schedules, and reporting any vehicle defects or accidents. The role also involves administrative tasks related to document management and deliveries.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Messenger Services:
- Collect and verify correspondence from government institutions.
- Deliver packages or messages on time, handling them with care.
- Drive the delivery truck to designated locations and reconcile packages upon delivery.
- Maintain communication with both the destination and point of departure.
- Record deliveries in the logbook and confirm deliveries upon return.
- Plan efficient delivery routes and follow the company’s document distribution procedures.
2. Administration:
- Monitor and ensure requests for copying or binding are completed promptly.
- Ensure messenger services are available for delivery to government departments, financial institutions, and clients.
- Archive scanned files according to the National Archives Act and RAF’s Records Management strategies.
- Prepare and capture records for transfer to off-site storage and maintain records for items stored off-site.
- Maintain an updated inventory of departmental records and manage the final disposition log for destroyed records.
- Ensure the postal service facility in the branch is operating efficiently.
3. Transportation:
- Safely load and unload merchandise and transport materials, products, and staff to their required locations.
- Identify and report any electrical or mechanical faults to the Facilities Manager.
- Perform daily vehicle inspections to ensure safety standards are maintained.
- Ensure equipment such as the copying and binding machines are well-maintained.
4. Reporting:
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or loss of equipment.
- Maintain a log of vehicle usage as per the Fleet Management Policy.
- Report any unexpected delays or issues with major equipment to supervisors immediately.
5. Mail Processing:
- Register and stamp incoming/outgoing correspondence.
- Sort and prepare incoming documents for delivery.
- File correspondence according to RAF’s procedures.
- Prepare mail for posting, bulk distribution, and manage registered mail tracking.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric or Grade 12 certificate.
- Valid Code 10 (EC1/EC) driver’s license.
- Professional Driver’s Permit.
- Minimum of 1-year experience in a driving/messenger services environment.
Technical and Behavioural Competencies:
- Ability to assess vehicle safety and roadworthiness.
- Knowledge of transporting people, goods, and equipment.
- Strong communication, planning, organization, and coordination skills.
- High ethical standards, personal mastery, emotional wisdom, and client service orientation.
RAF Values:
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
- Empathy
Note:
- RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with flexibility in structuring.
- Preference will be given to People with Disabilities.
- Applicants who haven’t received feedback within six weeks of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.
- Prospective employees will undergo security vetting.
- Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
