Furniture Removalist
Move belongings and furniture quickly and safely from one location to another
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- What's it like to be a Furniture Removalist?
- How to become a Furniture Removalist
- Latest Furniture Removalist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Furniture Removalists
- Is Furniture Removalist the right role for you?
- Furniture Removalist role reviews
What's it like to be a Furniture Removalist?
Furniture Removalists move heavy belongings quickly and safely from one place to another. Furniture may be moved between homes, offices and storage facilities, or loaded into vehicles for delivery. Furniture Removalists need strength and stamina, as this kind of work can be taxing physically.
Tasks and duties
- Assessing client needs and planning how the move will unfold.
- Wrapping mattresses, packing boxes and protecting fragile items.
- Loading goods into transport vehicles with regard for their weight and fragility.
- Unloading at the destination.
- Driving vehicles, such as trucks, utes and even forklifts.
- Unpacking boxes and parcels.
- Disposing of rubbish and excess packing material.
- Cash handling and EFTPOS machine operation.
- Recording notes about any breakage or damage.
How to become a Furniture Removalist
No formal qualifications are needed to become a Furniture Removalist, but there are a number of steps you can take to help you gain experience and employment.
- Find a job as a Removals Assistant, and over time and with experience work your way up to becoming a Furniture Removalist.
- Make sure you have the correct licences for the vehicles you’ll need to drive such as a truck licence, if you’ll be driving a vehicle heavier than an unrestricted car licence allows.
- Join the Australian Furniture Removers Association for professional accreditation and news on best practice developments.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Furniture Removalist employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Furniture Removal
Removals
Australian MR Licence
Loading and Unloading
Australian HC Licence
Furniture Assembly
Punctual
Warehouses
Customer Service
Installation
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Latest Furniture Removalist reviews
Sep 2023
Flexible and variety filled role in many ways.
Reviewer's QualificationHigher School Certificate
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsThe variety in work tasks and locations as well as the flexibility in hours/shifts.
The challengesHaving to work in the rain when required.
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Aug 2019
Removalist is hard very full on with a lot of heavy lifting but love being active
Reviewer's QualificationMR truck licence
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationTruck driver
The good thingsAlways challenging always active. No day is ever the same, meet new people every day
The challengesAwkward houses to deliver furniture stair balconies tight hallways. Heavy furniture carboards glass units
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