Furniture Removalist
733113 · Heavy Next-day ready Career data Close match
Furniture movers pack furniture and equipment and move it between houses, offices and storage places.
Most common salary $50k – $68k
Upper salary up to $88k
Training No specific training
Matched as "Furniture mover"
Description
Drives a removal van or truck to move household and office furniture and equipment between locations.
Typical work tasks
- Manoeuvres vehicles into position for loading and unloading; loads and unloads vehicles using lifting and tipping devices; observes safety requirements when loading and unloading vehicles; makes regular quality checks of vehicles to ensure they can be driven safely; estimates weights to comply with load limitations and ensure safe distribution of weight; ensures goods are stowed and securely covered to prevent loss and damage; verifies loading documents, checks condition of goods and obtain certification of deliveries.
Typical work environment
- Works inside and outside vehicles constantly, driving and loading and unloading.
- Works in all weather conditions. Can be dusty, cold or hot, but many truck cabs are heated, air-conditioned and protected from the elements.
- Often required to works shifts.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Medium to heavy physical demand
- Sits in vehicle cab constantly when driving and moving between locations.
- Climbs up steps to enter and exit vehicle cab.
- Uses upper limbs, feet and legs to stretch down and across and push or pull to operate controls and to carry, load and pack goods including heavy furniture into the removal truck or van.
- May squat, crouch, bend or kneel occasionally to check vehicle and load.
- Occasionally twists body or neck if reversing vehicle and for some loading and unloading activities.
- Significant contact with water or skin irritants is not typically required.
- Lifting and carrying is a frequent requirement.
- Frequent repetitive hand, arm, leg and foot movements are required for the operation of truck controls.
- Driving is frequently to constantly required.
- Hand tools or equipment used will include pens to complete pick-up and delivery documentation requirements and also general tools for minor repairs and maintenance.
- Mental skills necessary include practical, organisational and record-keeping.
Entry signal Model estimate
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration Licence may be required
ANZSCO skill level 4
Next-day ready Yes
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Furniture removalist: OJT entry, no licence line in snippet; driver licence incidental. With experience_or_training + may_be_required, next_day_ready must be true.
Entry Requirements
- A New Zealand Register Level 2 or 3 qualification or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4). In some instances relevant experience may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient.
- Licensing is required.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.