A love for the sea and passion for fishing are the driving forces behind I&J, a leading fishing company and manufacturer of high quality chilled and frozen foods. Almost 110 years old, I&J is the trusted name in seafood, operating a modern and efficient trawler fleet, and continually investing in the training and development of experienced fishing crews, committed to fishing responsibly, with a long-term vision. I&J has achieved and maintained accreditation from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) since 2004. I&J is a globally respected supplier of high quality, chilled and frozen Cape Hake and a leading producer of farmed Cape Abalone. It is also one of AVI’s great South African brands. I&J is proudly South African and invests in, and empowers, the communities in which it operates.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Driver at I&J, Cape Town.

Line Manager: Risk Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:
Vehicle Management

• Ensure the vehicles are clean and in a good state to start operating for the day
• Monitor the mileage on the vehicles and report when the target mileage has been reached for servicing
• Monitor the vehicles and detect if any repairs are required

Reporting

• Monitor any damage on vehicles and report to the Supervisor

Coordinating

• Ensure the availability of all vehicles and accurate number of vehicles to maintain the capacity of demand
• Calculate the distance and time to be spent on each picking or dropping request between sites
• Ensure all requests are work related and ensure the availability of a spare vehicle in case of breakdowns

Manage all instructed tasks and duties

• Send and pick up samples from the Micron lab to various clients
• Pick up Research and Development staff at Head office and transport them to the relevant sites for trial cases
• Deliver all marketing related material for exhibitions
• Transport all trainees to their relevant sites
• Transport all engineering spares to relevant sites
• Pick up and transport I&J visitors to the different sites around the Cape Peninsula

Minimum Qualification:

• Grade 12
• Code 8 or 10 with PDP driver’s license

Experience required:

• Minimum 2+ years driving experience in a similar role

Additional requirements:

• Be available for week-end work if need be