JOB TITLE: Luton Van Drive
LOCATION: Aylesford, Kent
WORKING HOURS: 45 core hours + overtime
A bit about the role
We take great pride in delivering exceptional customer service and strive to provide a premium, “white glove” experience to every customer. This is a hands-on, physically active role that involves the lifting and handling of furniture and other products.
As a key member of our close-knit team, you’ll be expected to demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, reliability, and a commitment to working collaboratively and respectfully with others.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Providing white glove delivery and installation of our products and furniture.
- Loading and unloading of vehicles.
- Heavy lifting required.
- 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
- Full clean driving licence.
- Experienced at driving large Luton style vehicles
- Involves heavy lifting so you will 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. For thew occasions you are back early or no deleiveries are due out for the day.
- Superb customer service skills with a polite, professional and helpful manner
- Strong team player.
- Very practical.
- Happy to work away overnight as required, this will be 1 - 2 times a week.
- Willing to work overtime as required, happy with early starts.
- Reliable and punctual – a real team-player.
- Accurate and careful.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- You embody our company people values:
- Teamwork - Collaborate effectively with humility, appreciating and integrating individual skills and perspectives to achieve collective goals.
- Committed - Dedicate yourself fully to your role, going above and beyond with self-motivation and loyalty to achieve individual, team, and company goals.
- Ownership - Take full responsibility for your work, performance, and conduct, acting with integrity, staying organised, and learning from feedback and mistakes.
- Positive - Approach tasks with optimism and innovation, viewing challenges as opportunities, and bringing energy and enthusiasm to inspire and motivate others.
- 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
- We were proudly featured in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025
- Competitive pay
- Pension scheme
- A 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
- An extra day’s leave for your birthday
- All new starters, we'll plant a tree in your honour. We currently have trees planted in the UK, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Madagascar
- Sustainability-focused – We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact through low carbon operations, renewable energy, and recycled materials
- Regular team socials and events, including summer and Christmas parties
- Employee referrals bonus scheme
- Access to our Learning & Development platform, offering a wide range of online courses, certifications, and professional development tools to support your career growth and skill enhancement
- Company volunteering day, 2024, we were at Port Lympne Safari Park picking leaves ready to be frozen for the animals through the winter
- High-quality office environment
- Free onsite parking / within walking distance from the train station
- We’re committed to ensuring a safe and trustworthy working environment. As part of our recruitment process, a DBS check will be carried out for successful applicants
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.