Heavy Goods Vehicle / Distribution Truck Driver job at Dalilang Foods & Beverages

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Heavy Goods Vehicle / Distribution Truck Driver

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0123

Job Title:

Heavy Goods Vehicle / Distribution Truck Driver

Job Category:

Warehouse, Fleet & Logistics

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

All sites, Uganda

Job Description

Operates company or contracted delivery vehicles to transport products safely between factories, warehouses, retail outlets, distributors, and customers.

Safeguards cargo integrity during transit by preventing theft, contamination, weather exposure, and transit damage while maintaining compliance with transport regulations.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform structured pre departure vehicle inspections covering tyres, lights, mirrors, brakes, leaks, windscreens, horns, fluid levels, and overall roadworthiness.
• Report safety defects before operating vehicles and communicate breakdowns promptly without attempting unauthorized repairs.
• Check delivery manifests, invoices, and transfer paperwork against cargo to ensure accurate loading and appropriate load securing.
• Drive defensively in compliance with road traffic laws, company speed limits, and vehicle weight restrictions.
• Follow company safety rules prohibiting substance impairment and restricting mobile phone use and driver fatigue.
• Verify product handovers at customer or depot locations and collect authorized signatures or proof of delivery.
• Record vehicle mileage, fuel, departure and arrival times, deliveries, and transit incidents in trip logs.
• Protect products from theft, contamination, rain, excessive heat, and avoidable handling damage during transit.
• Maintain clean vehicle cabin and cargo compartments.

Skills

• Defensive driving and route navigation
• Pre trip vehicle inspection and roadworthiness assessment
• Cargo checking and proof of delivery documentation
• Fuel, mileage, and trip log maintenance
• Customer service and professional depot interaction

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

Degree, Diploma, Certificate, vocational training, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)

Valid driving licence for the appropriate vehicle class satisfying all legal operational requirements for heavy goods or distribution vehicles

Defensive driving certification is an added advantage

Experience

No prior work experience required.

Valid legal driving competence for the assigned vehicle category is mandatory.

Comprehensive onboarding training is provided covering routes, product handling, defensive driving, manifest control, fuel procedures, accident response, customer conduct, and vehicle checks.

• Operates company or contracted delivery vehicles to transport products safely between factories, warehouses, retail outlets, distributors, and customers.
• Safeguards cargo integrity during transit by preventing theft, contamination, weather exposure, and transit damage while maintaining compliance with transport regulations.
• Perform structured pre departure vehicle inspections covering tyres, lights, mirrors, brakes, leaks, windscreens, horns, fluid levels, and overall roadworthiness.
• Report safety defects before operating vehicles and communicate breakdowns promptly without attempting unauthorized repairs.
• Check delivery manifests, invoices, and transfer paperwork against cargo to ensure accurate loading and appropriate load securing.
• Drive defensively in compliance with road traffic laws, company speed limits, and vehicle weight restrictions.
• Follow company safety rules prohibiting substance impairment and restricting mobile phone use and driver fatigue.
• Verify product handovers at customer or depot locations and collect authorized signatures or proof of delivery.
• Record vehicle mileage, fuel, departure and arrival times, deliveries, and transit incidents in trip logs.
• Protect products from theft, contamination, rain, excessive heat, and avoidable handling damage during transit.
• Maintain clean vehicle cabin and cargo compartments.

• Defensive driving and route navigation
• Pre trip vehicle inspection and roadworthiness assessment
• Cargo checking and proof of delivery documentation
• Fuel, mileage, and trip log maintenance
• Customer service and professional depot interaction

• Degree, Diploma, Certificate, vocational training, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
• Valid driving licence for the appropriate vehicle class satisfying all legal operational requirements for heavy goods or distribution vehicles
• Defensive driving certification is an added advantage