Office Driver Job Description
An office driver is hired primarily to drive company vehicles from one place to another, to transport people or things.
They require a lot of grit, as the work is hard since one has to be on the roads most of the day. For people who enjoy working outdoors, this work is just perfect.
You need to know what the work is all about before you apply for the position of an official driver.
To be considered eligible for this job, driving is not all that you need to know. You have to possess the ability to use both standard maps, and the GPS, so that you can chart out short and safe routes to assigned destinations.
Along with this, you need to possess excellent physical stamina, as working on your feet all day is hardly a walk in the park. To many, it seems that driving is just sitting down on the job – in actuality, it is one of the most tiring of situations ever.
Let us provide you with a list of duties that are particular to this job:
Office Driver Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform daily inspections on all assigned vehicles, at the beginning of each shift.
- Ensure that all cars are properly cleaned and maintained and that any need for repairs is outlined and reported.
- Obtain orders for transporting people (staff members) or things to different locations and ensure that they are carried out correctly.
- Assist passengers in embarking and disembarking to and from the vehicle, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Receive items and documents for transport and ensure that they are safely transported to their destinations.
- Use standard maps or GPS to find safe routes to destinations, ensuring that timelines are met.
- Safely drive assigned office vehicles by following set rules and regulations.
- Transport people to their destinations, handle office pick-up duties and deliver parcels and documents.
- Maintain contact with the dispatch team or team member to ensure that he or she is made aware of the delivery or transport situations.
- Perform both preventative and regular maintenance on assigned vehicles and ensure that proper detailing is performed.
Office Driver Educational Requirements
To work in this position, you have to possess a high school diploma or a GED equivalent. If you have had some experience working in a similar capacity earlier, your job application will be given top consideration.
