About the role

Qatar Airways are pleased to announce an incredibly exciting opportunity to join our team as a Heavy Vehicle Driver who is responsible for driving QDF Heavy Trucks to collect and transport stock and materials to and from various QDF locations, Air Cargo Complex, and QDF Warehouse. Responsible for physical loading and offloading of items, boxes, cages and pallets by manual handling, operating the truck tail lifts, pushing cages by hand and using pallet lifters to move the pallets. Work includes continuous physical movements.

Operation

• Drive QDF Heavy Trucks to transport stock and materials to and from various QDF locations to ensure timely receipt of items at destination for business requirements. Independently handle collection and transport of stock and materials from Air Cargo complex to QDF Warehouse to do timely goods receipt of stock sent by suppliers by Air shipments.
• Transport MOI/Customs inspected goods and materials from Airside to Landside via Cargo complex and MOI gates to make timely deliveries to Landside destinations.
• Safe and legal operation of commercial motor vehicles, ensuring company assets are well protected, personal safety guidelines are followed at all times, and all necessary documentation regarding vehicle operation in the airport environment is available to ensure safety and security requirements are met.
• Report immediately the issues/challenges faced in the transportation process to the Supervisor, ensuring timely resolution and delivery on schedule.
• Load and unload cages and pallets by operating the truck tail lifts, pushing cages by hand and using pallet lifters for moving the pallets in order to support the delivery process.
• Ensure vehicles are cleaned and take it for scheduled maintenance to ensure the safety of the vehicle and driver.
• Submit written incident reports on accidents involving the driver or company vehicle, ensuring that all incidents are reported to the supervisors in a timely manner.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

About You

• High School Qualification with a minimum of 1 year of job-related experience or bachelor’s degree or Equivalent with no prior job-related work experience

Essential

• Relevant Vocational, Tertiary or Trade qualification
• Valid Heavy Medium Truck driving licence
• Must be able to read, write and understand instructions given in English
• Must be able to pass the AVOP course within 3 months of joining to be able to drive Airside
• Understand safety guidelines and follow them
• Must be able to lift/move/manoeuvre goods up to 75 kg
• Ability to pull heavy carts of stock through the facility
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, lifting and reaching during entire length of the shift
• Must be able to drive vehicles for long hours

Preferred

• Qatar Medium Truck Driving license
• Arabic language skills
• Retail product knowledge
• Mercedes Mallaghan truck operation training