Premium Delivery & Installation Driver (HGV Class 2) – UK & European Tramping
SALARY: £50,000+ OTE including overtime and overnight allowances
DAYS: Monday - Friday, travelling across the UK and Europe
LOCATION: Aylesford, Kent
About the role
We're looking for professional HGV Class 2 drivers who take genuine pride in their work and enjoy going the extra mile for customers. This is a premium white-glove delivery and installation role, where attention to detail, professionalism and customer care are just as important as driving skills.
As part of our growing transport team, you'll deliver and install our specialist furniture throughout the UK and Europe, helping customers create calm, supportive and inspiring environments. Every delivery is an opportunity to provide outstanding service and leave a lasting positive impression.
What you'll be doing
- Building positive relationships with customers and ensuring complete satisfaction.
- Carefully loading, unloading and handling products to ensure they arrive in perfect condition.
- Completing PODs, CMRs and customs documentation where required.
- Carrying out daily vehicle checks and reporting defects promptly.
- Ensuring loads are secured correctly and transported safely.
- Using company technology including PDAs and tracking systems.
- Communicating effectively with the Transport Manager and wider team.
- Following drivers' hours, tachograph and Working Time Directive regulations.
- Maintaining high standards of safety, professionalism and presentation.
About you
We're looking for someone who enjoys delivering exceptional service and takes pride in a job well done.
Friendly, professional and customer-focused.
- Friendly, professional and customer-focused.
- Well organised and able to work independently.
- Reliable and committed to high standards.
- Comfortable with a physically active role involving manual handling and furniture installation.
- Happy to spend multiple nights away Monday to Friday while on route.
Requirements
- Full UK HGV Class 2 driving licence.
- Valid Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph card.
- Experience with European tramping would be desirable and will include multiple nights away (Monday–Friday). As well as UK work.
- Comfortable tramping in the vehicle Monday – Friday while on route.
- Speaking French or German would be advantagous, but not essential.
- Physically fit and able to manoeuvre and deliver our furniture safely. Manual handling and heavy lifting training provided)
- Experience in furniture delivers/ installations would be ideal but not essential.
- Strong customer service skills with a polite and professional manner.
- Commitment to Health & Safety, adhering to company policies and promoting safe working practices.
- Reliable, punctual and a great team player.
- 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.
Benefits
What we offer you
- Earnings in excess of £50,000 per year including overtime and overnight allowances.
- Overtime paid at time and a half.
- £60 European overnight allowance.
- £40 UK overnight allowance.
- Monday to Friday working pattern.
- We were proudly featured in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work for three consecutive years.4 & 2025
- Competitive earnings in excess of £50,000 per year, including base salary, overtime and overnight allowances
- Pension scheme
- A Healthcare Cash Plan – You can claim for medical expenses, dental 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. As well as football and netball teams, and other ad hoc events
- 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
- High-quality office environment
- Free onsite parking / within walking distance from the train station
About Pineapple
Founded in 1975, Pineapple is a global leader in designing innovative furniture for challenging environments. With headquarters in Kent and offices in France, Germany and the USA, we're proud to combine quality, innovation and exceptional customer care.
Recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2024 and 2025, we're passionate about creating a positive workplace where people feel valued and supported.
If you're an HGV Class 2 driver who takes pride in delivering outstanding customer experiences and enjoys being part of a professional, supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
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
Agencies we know where you are if we need any support, thank you for your interest in working with Pineapple.
