JOB TITLE: HGV class 2 Driver / Tramping
LOCATION: Aylesford, UK
WORKING HOURS: 45 core hours + overtime, Monday - Friday
A bit about the role....
Join our team and be part of a company that takes pride in delivering exceptional "white glove" customer service. This is a physical role involving the handling and heavy lifting of furniture and other products. As a key member of a small, dedicated team, you'll need to demonstrate responsibility, commitment, and teamwork.
Initially, the role involves 1–2 UK-based stopovers per week. However, as the role evolves in 2025, it will transition into a tramping position, requiring you to be away Monday to Friday while handling deliveries and collections across Europe
Some of the key responsibilities
* Providing white glove delivery and installation of our products and furniture.
* Ensuring a safe, legal and efficient deliveries of our furniture.
* Loading and unloading of vehicles.
* Heavy lifting required.
* Covering 45 core hours and any overtime will be paid as time and a half. Working Monday – Friday.
* To carry out daily tasks as set out by the Transport Supervisor.
* Communication with other departments as required.
* Working as part of a team and doing other ad-hoc jobs as needed.
* Ensuring your vehicle is kept maintained and any faults or defects are reported immediately upon inspection.
* Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are followed.
Requirements
* A full and valid UK driving licence with HGV Class 2 license.
* Must hold a valid and up-to-date CPC card and digital Tacho.
* Willing to spend multiple nights away from home, comfortable sleeping in the HGV, and available to work Monday to Friday on the road.
* Willing to work overtime as required.
* This job involves heavy lifting, so you need to be physically fit, able to lift and manoeuvre heavy loads.
* Manual handling training will be provided.
* Some woodwork, carpentry or furniture assembly experience would be ideal but not essential.
* Superb customer service skills with a polite, professional and helpful manner
* Strong team player.
* Very practical.
* Enthusiastic, flexible approach with can-do attitude.
* Reliable and punctual – a real team-player.
* Accurate and careful.
* Excellent verbal communication skills.
* You embody our company people value:
o Teamwork - Collaborate effectively with humility, appreciating and integrating individual skills and perspectives to achieve collective goals.
o Committed - Dedicate yourself fully to your role, going above and beyond with self-motivation and loyalty to achieve individual, team, and company goals.
o Ownership - Take full responsibility for your work, performance, and conduct, acting with integrity, staying organised, and learning from feedback and mistakes.
o Positive - Approach tasks with optimism and innovation, viewing challenges as opportunities, and bringing energy and enthusiasm to inspire and motivate others.
o Responsive - React quickly and effectively to needs and feedback, prioritising tasks with urgency, embracing change, and maintaining a proactive approach.
Why work for us
Pineapple is a leader in designing and manufacturing innovative furniture solutions for challenging environments. A family run company started in 1975, Pineapple is now a global business with headquarters in Kent (UK) and offices in France, Germany and the USA.
Pineapple still runs by its original ethos of creating mindfully designed furniture that not only works effortlessly and looks great but also helps foster a calm and supportive environment. Join Pineapple and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference through quality, innovation, sustainability and exceptional customer care.
Benefits
What we offer you
* Proudly featured in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2024
* Competitive pay
* Pension scheme
* Healthcare Cash Plan – You can claim for medical expenses, dentist or optical services, as well as access to 100s of deals and discounts
* 23 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
* Extra day’s leave for your birthday
* Workplace nursery scheme
* On joining we'll plant a tree in your honour
* Regular team socials and events
* Employee referrals bonus scheme
* Recognition of excellence/Employee rewards schemes
* Company volunteering day
* High quality office environment
* Sustainability focused business
* Free onsite parking / walking distance from train station
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Agencies we know where you are if we need any support, thank you for your interest in working with Pineapple.