Removals Porters

Johnsons 1871; Croydon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsons UK Services Limited, based in Croydon, United Kingdom, is hiring for a removals role. The position involves moving household and office furniture to new premises or to storage, working in small to large teams, and handling packing and preparation of items for transport.

It is a zero-hours contract with potential for permanency after six months, contingent on performance and reliability. Drivers with a valid licence are preferred; experience in removals or similar roles is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Driving licence holders preferred.
• Experience in removal or similar role preferred.
• Flexible working hours and willingness to travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Move household and office furniture to new premises or storage.
• Work in small to large teams on relocations.
• Pack and prepare items for removal and storage.
• Move items to storage or directly to new locations, including large specialist pieces.
• Wrap and protect furniture and fragile items for transport.
• Drive to destinations, unload and reassemble furniture as required.

Skills

Driving licence

Experience in removals or similar role

Flexible working

Job description

Johnsons UK Services Limited | Full time

Croydon, United Kingdom | Posted on 16/05/2025

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 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 and aSustainability 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
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, however there is potential for permanent contracts following: the completion of 6 months service, good demonstration of ability/skills and reliability.

Role and Responsibilities

• Householdremovals or relocations.
• Officeremovals or relocations.
• Takinggoods into or out of storage.
• Largespecialist projects such as moving hospital, library or school equipment.
• Movingspecialist fine art and furniture.

Day to Day

• Safely packaging items before removal or storage
• Wrap& protect furniture into special wrappings and packing cases for shippingoverseas.
• Asa specialist packer, you might go to a location before the move to wrap andpack delicate items, like china, glass, artwork and antiques.
• Using packaging to protect fragile items such ascomputers or antiques.
• Taking apart larger items of furniture for packing andremoval.
• Taking down curtains and lifting carpets if needed.
• Removing doors, door frames orwindows to get large pieces of furniture in or out of a building
• Packing items, loading them intoyour 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.

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.