Derby, United Kingdom | Posted on 08/08/2025
Johnsons 1871 is a diverse service provider with depots across the UK, committed to inspiring future industry pioneers while upholding traditional values. We focus on investing in people, training, and processes, continuously adapting to meet the needs of our changing world.
Job Description
Johnsons 1871 is the overarching group that encompasses various consumer and primarily B2B brands operating in moving, asset, project, and facilities management sectors.
Our companies provide significant value beyond simple transportation, utilizing innovative tools for asset tracking and management, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. Johnsons has ambitious goals and consistently outperforms competitors.
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects our community and adheres to the Equal Opportunities Act 2010. We welcome everyone, celebrate differences, and encourage authenticity in the workplace.
Job Role
Moving household and office furniture and other items to new premises or storage, working in small to large teams.
Responsibilities
* Household and office removals or relocations
* Handling goods for storage or retrieval
* Managing large projects like moving hospital, library, or school equipment
* Specialist moving of fine art and furniture
Daily Tasks
* Safely packaging items for removal or storage
* Wrapping and protecting furniture for shipping, including overseas
* Pre-move wrapping and packing of delicate items such as china, glass, artwork, and antiques
* Protecting fragile items like computers or antiques during packing
* Dismantling large furniture for transport
* Removing curtains, carpets, doors, and windows as needed
* Packing, loading, and securing items in your vehicle
* Ensuring goods are secure before transportation
* Driving to the new location, unloading, reassembling, and placing items
* Unwrapping furniture and unpacking cartons
Requirements
Flexible working hours; may include overnight stays in lodgings or vehicles for longer moves.
Driving license preferred but not essential.
Experience in removals or similar roles is preferred.
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