Removals Porters

Job Description

Johnsons 1871 is theover-arching group label that covers a range of consumer, but mainly b2bbrands, operating in the moving, asset, project, and facilities managementarenas.

Our businesses add atremendous amount of value above and beyond simply moving things from A to

B.With innovative and market-leading tools for asset tracking and management anda Sustainability Firstmessage, Johnsons has big ambitions and alreadywins day after day against their competition.

Job Role
Movinghousehold and office furniture and other items to new premises or via storage.
Working in small through to large teams.

This is a Zero hours contracts role, there is potential for permanent contracts following: the completion of 3 months service, good demonstration of ability/skills and reliability.

Role and Responsibilities

• Household removals or relocations.
• Office removals or relocations.
• Taking goods into or out of storage.
• Large specialist projects such as moving hospital, library or school equipment.
• Moving specialist fine art and furniture.

Day to Day

• Safely packaging items before removal or storage
• Wrap and protect furniture into special wrappings and packing cases for shipping overseas.
• As a specialist packer, you might go to a location before the move to wrap and pack delicate items, like china, glass, artwork and antiques.
• Using packaging to protect fragile items such as computers or antiques.
• Taking apart larger items of furniture for packing and removal.
• Taking down curtains and lifting carpets if needed.
• Removing doors, door frames or windows to get large pieces of furniture in or out of a building
• Packing items, loading them into your vehicle and securing them safely
• Checking that all goods are secure before driving off.
• Driving to the new location, unloading the items, reassembling large items and placing them where the customer wants them.
• Unwrapping furniture and unpacking cartons.

Working Hours:

Flexible working, working as and when required.

Moves between longer distances could involve overnight stays in lodgings or in a vehicle.

Driving Licence holders preferred but not essential

Experience preferred of removal or similar role.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.

We have a long heritage of being an inclusive employer which provides training and development in a positive learning environment.