Profession motorcycle delivery person

Motorcycle delivery persons perform the transportation of all kinds of packets containing objects, loose pieces, prepared meals, medications and documents that require special treatment in terms of urgency, value or fragility. They transport and deliver their packets by motorcycle.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Road traffic laws

  Understand road traffic laws and the rules of the road.

• Geographic areas

  Know the geographic area in detail; know where different organisations carry out operations.

Skills

• Communicate with customers

  Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.

• Drive two-wheeled vehicles

  Drive two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles for the performance of different tasks relating to the transportation of goods and passengers.

• Ensure the integrity of mail

  Ensure the integrity of letters and packages to avoid damage. Ensure that packages are delivered to clients in the same condition they were collected in.

• Differentiate types of packages

  Identify and differentiate different kinds of mail items and packages to be delivered. Consider their differences to foresee the necessary tools required for delivery.

• Use geographic information systems

  Work with computer data systems such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

• Interpret traffic signals

  Observe lights on the road, road conditions, nearby traffic, and prescribed speed limits to ensure safety. Interpret traffic signals and act accordingly.

• Analyse ways to reduce travel time

  Analyse prospective improvements in journey efficiency through reduction of travel time by modifying itineraries and outlining alternatives.

• Organise mail deliveries

  Organise mail and small package deliveries in an efficient, confidential, and safe manner.

• Establish daily priorities

  Establish daily priorities for staff personnel. Effectively deal with multi-task workload.

• Drive in urban areas

  Drive vehicles in urban areas. Interpret and understand transit signs in a city, the regulation of traffic, and the related common automobility agreements in an urban area.

• Act reliably

  Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB