Part-Time Auction Support (Concession)

Promotion

Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC)

About the role

This temporary, part-time position assists with serving food and beverages to customers, maintaining cleanliness and sanitation, customer service, and handling auction items with the utmost care, caution, consideration, and respect. Advanced auction duties may be assigned upon successful training completion.

Responsibilities

• As company ambassador while professionally interacting and communicating with clients.
• Performs general auction duties such as security (i.e., remaining present at assigned station in preview hall) and customer service (i.e., interacting with clients, serving food and beverage).
• Affords assistance with handling, adjusting, and moving firearms, large props, display racks, and display cases.
• Performs routine cleaning such as removing smudges from display case glass, sweeping, disposing of trash, and other general duties.
• Performs advanced auction duties upon successful completion of training (i.e., phone bidding).
• Works during auction weekends (at least 3 premier auctions and up to 6 live auctions per year).
• Completes other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
• Routinely moves and transports up to 50 pounds.
• Traverses and moves for prolonged periods up to 100% of the time with frequent ascending, descending, or positioning self to maintain moving and transporting consignor items.
• Must be able to constantly communicate and exchange accurate information.
• Must be able to detect, identify, inspect, observe, perceive and assess auction operations.
• Infrequently operates and uses computer and other relevant equipment and office machinery.
• Constantly works in climate-controlled environment.
• Constantly works with and around firearms, bladed weaponry, and valuable collectibles.

Qualifications

Do you have experience and interest in antique or rare firearms/guns, bladed weaponry, or military and historic collectibles? Do you want a temp job with invigorating qualities in firearms culture?

Benefits

Climate-controlled facility!

See and handle some of the most rare and unusual firearms, military and historic collectibles!

Complimentary fountain soda, fruit, oatmeal and treats!

Work in new state-of-the-art facility, unequalled in the industry!

Engaging environment surrounded by inspirational and influential firearms enthusiasts and history buffs!

Schedule

Working premier auctions requires availability 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.