Removals Porter

Johnsons 1871; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsons 1871 is seeking a hands-on Removals Operative to support Lab, IT and office moves across the UK. You will work in small to large teams, occasionally weekends and evenings, handling packing, loading and unloading with care.

You will join a company that values inclusion and equal opportunities, offering varied routes across Europe for eligible staff and a practical, customer-focused approach to project logistics.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience preferred of removal or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve Move orders from operations and follow instructions.
• Complete all removing, relocations and installations for furniture moves, IT relocations and Lab equipment
• Follow delivery plans from JLL Ops Manager, Delivery Manager and Supervisor.
• Maintain furniture warehouse making sure it is tidy and in order
• Fill recycling skips wood/metal and general
• Report all completed jobs to the delivery manager as soon as they are completed.
• Taking goods into or out of storage.
• Large specialist projects such as moving hospital, library, or school equipment.
• Moving specialist fine art and furniture.
• Complete all JLL training as necessary.
• Keep accreditations up to date.
• Monitor and record all BAU vehicle mileage.
• Project helpline day one support.
• Assist with charitable donations.
• Follow site rules and regulations.
• Safely packaging items before removal or storage.
• Wrap & protect furniture into special wrappings and packing cases for shipping.
• As a specialist packer, wrap and pack delicate items. Using packaging to protect fragile items such as computers or Lab equipment.
• Taking apart larger items of furniture for packing and removal.
• 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.
• Packing Cold Chain Materials.

Skills

Driving Licence

Removal experience

Job description

Johnsons UK Services Limited | Permanent

Cambridge, United Kingdom | Posted on 15/01/2026

Our services are diverse and our delivery more so. With depots throughout the UK, we offer the opportunity to welcome you into a community which thrives on inspiring the future pioneers of our industry, whilst upholding our old-fashioned values. Our aim is to invest in the best people, training and processes and we never stop adapting and evolving to suit to needs of our changing world.

Job Description

Johnsons 1871 is theover-arching group label that covers a range of consumers, 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 andaSustainability Firstmessage, Johnsons has big ambitions and alreadywins day after day against their competition.

We are an equalopportunities employer. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce thatreflects the communities we work in and follow the guidelines of the EqualOpportunities Act 2010.

Our aim is towelcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate difference andencourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

Job Role

Removals, relocations, and installations of Lab, IT and office furniture and other items to new premises or via storage.
Working in small through to large teams, which may include weekends and/or evenings as necessary.

Laboratory Logistics operates across the UK and Europe, if you hold a valid passport you can have the opportunity to work all across Europe!

Role and Responsibilities

• Retrieve Move orders from operations and follow instructions.
  
• Complete all removing, relocations and installations for furniture moves, IT relocations and Lab equipment
  
• Follow delivery plans from JLL Ops Manager, Delivery Manager and Supervisor.
  
• Maintain furniture warehouse making sure it is tidy and in order
• Fill recycling skips wood/metal and general
• Report all completed jobs to the delivery manager as soon as they are completed.
  
• Taking goods into or out of storage.
  
• Large specialist projects such as moving hospital, library, or school equipment.
  
• Moving specialist fine art and furniture.
  
• Complete all JLL training as necessary.
  
• Keep accreditations up to date.
  
• Monitor and record all BAU vehicle mileage.
  
• Project helpline day one support.
  
• Assist with charitable donations.
  
• Follow site rules and regulations.
  
• Safely packaging items before removal or storage.
  
• Wrap & protect furniture into special wrappings and packing cases for shipping.
  
• As a specialist packer, wrap and pack delicate items. Using packaging to protect fragile items such as computers or Lab equipment.
  
• Taking apart larger items of furniture for packing and removal.
  
• 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.
  
• Packing Cold Chain Materials.
  

Requirements

Working Hours; flexible working, working as and when required.
Moves between longer distances could involveovernight stays in lodgings or in a vehicle.

Driving Licence holders preferred.

Experience preferred of removal or similar role.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.