PT Shipping & Warehouse Associate (TX)

Kids for the Future; Bedford (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paydays every Thursday

Climate-controlled facility

Access to rare firearms and historic收藏

Job summary

Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) is seeking a part-time Shipping & Warehouse Associate to carefully prepare, pack, and ship firearms, weapons, and historic collectibles after each auction.

You will build crates, assist during auctions, and provide strong customer service while maintaining safety and compliance with firearms handling. This role offers 20–30 hours per week with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience with firearms and safety procedures is preferred.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and pack shipments meeting safety, quality, and efficiency standards.
• Build custom crates to protect items during shipment.
• Ship items post-auction and assist with on-site auctions.
• Escort trade workers on site and support auction setup/teardown.
• Handle general warehouse duties including inventory and cleaning.

Skills

Firearm safety

ATF compliance

Customer service

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Discretion

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location 3600 Harwood,Bedford, TX, 76021,United States


• Job Category Shipping


• Employee Type PT Non-Exempt


• Required Degree High school

Shipping & Warehouse Associate efficiently prepares and packs auction items for timely shipment to buyers after auction. This position plays a critical role to deliver customer service excellence by meeting company standards to ensure auction items do not suffer damage during shipment/transit. This position assists with auction set-up, moving inventory, and general warehouse duties.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and packs shipments while meeting company standards of excellence for safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.


• Builds custom wooden crates for specific auction items to withstand rough shipment/transit and weather elements.


• Ships auction items timely to buyers post-auction while meeting company standards of excellence for customer service.


• Assist and escort trade workers onsite, including but not limited to, electricians, plumbers, and pest control.


• Assists with on-site auctions.


• Pre-auction – Assists with preview floor layout and display set-up including handling, adjusting, and moving firearms, large props, display racks, and display cases.


• Auction – Delivers customer service excellence with professional conduct and positive attitude; assumes and acts as building security, as assigned.


• Post-auction – Assists with disassembly including handling, adjusting, and moving firearms, large props, display racks, and display cases.


• Performs general warehouse duties such as painting, cleaning, sweeping, trash removal and disposal, and inventory control by moving and handling auction items throughout facility.


• Works expected overtime and required auction weekends (approximately 6 per year).


• Participating in phone bidding duties during auctions as required.


• Completes other duties, tasks, and projects, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to learn, understand, and follow all company rules for firearm safety and general safety.


• Ability and willingness to learn, understand, and follow ATF and other regulatory compliance, and maintain such compliance.


• Knowledge, skill, and ability to demonstrate professional conduct and positive attitude.


• Strong work ethic with standards of excellence for safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.


• Ability to understand the importance of prioritizing customer service excellence, and skill to demonstrate such.


• Ability to collaborate effectively with employees at all levels within the organization, and skill to demonstrate such.


• Ability and willingness to take initiative without prompting while using attention to detail.


• Ability to understand the importance of using discretion and maintaining confidentiality while working with sensitive information and data, and skill to demonstrate such.


• Ability to understand the importance of handling all equipment, tools, and auction items with care, caution, consideration, and respect, and skill to demonstrate such.


• Ability and willingness to travel with minimal overnight requirements.


• Ability to use and operate devices, office equipment, and machinery such as computers, copiers, scanners, and various printers.


• Ability and skill to operate hand tools safely and properly.


• Reads, writes, speaks, and understands English fluently.

Education and Experience

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.

Previous similar work experience highly preferred.

Basic proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required.

Summary

PT Shipping & Warehouse Associate
Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC), the #1 firearms auction house in the world, is searching for professional and reliable Part-Time Shipping & Warehouse Associate.With passion and knowledge for guns (and safety!), our Shipping & Warehouse Associates are responsible for carefully preparing, packing, and shipping thousands of firearms, bladed weaponry, and military and historical collectibles after each auction.
This vital role works with care and caution to ensure clients receive auction items in the exact condition upon purchase.
Strong communication skills are essentialas this role involves significant client interaction during auctions by assisting with phone bidding, speaking with clients onsite, and handling related requests.
Highly competitive starting wage! Do you have an interest in firearms/guns, weapons, or military and historic collectibles? Do you want a part-time job in firearms culture? If so, this may be the job for you!
This is a part-time position requiring 20-30 hours per week. Hours will be scheduled during RIAC's standard hours of operations: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST with overtime and weekend hours, as needed.

Why work for RIAC?

• Paydays are every Thursday!


• 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!


• Monthly employee engagement events!


• Opportunities for upward mobility!

What does a typical day look like?

• Post-auction, will spend 90% of your day shipping items to winning bidders. Must handle all collectibles carefully and in a respectful manner. Will build custom crates, as needed, for shipping.


• During auctions, assist with client interaction, including phone bidding, speaking with clients onsite, and other related duties as required.


• When trade workers are onsite, assist and escort them as needed.


• Move inventory to the shipping department.


• General labor and some warehouse maintenance required, such as painting, cleaning, sweeping, organizing and taking inventory.


• Other duties as assigned.

Qualified candidates meet the following requirements:

• Ability to work in a safe manner;


• Strong attention to detail and keen organizational skills;


• Strong communication skills, both in person and over the phone;


• Must have a positive attitude and be highly motivated;


• Some computer work; must be comfortable using a computer and learning our software program;


• High school diploma or GED equivalent required;


• Must be 18 years or older;


• Prior shipping/warehousing experience is a plus.

Physical Requirements

Regular moving, transporting, and lifting of 25 pounds with occasional lifting up to 50 pounds. Significant standing and walking for prolonged periods up to 100% of the time with frequent ascending, descending, or positioning self to maintain moving and transporting consignor items (bending, kneeling, stooping, etc.). Must be able to constantly communicate and exchange accurate information both verbally and written. Must be able to detect, identify, inspect, observe, perceive and assess shipping production operations. Constantly operates and uses computer and other relevant equipment and machinery. Constantly works with and around firearms, bladed weaponry, and valuable collectibles.

Rock Island Auction Company has been the #1 firearms auction house in the world every year since 2003. Today, RIAC employs a growing team of about 150 people and continues to set industry standards and expectations year over year.Between our 6 public auctions and 8+ online auctions each year, we sell tens of thousands of firearms, bladed weapons, military artifacts, and firearms accessories annually. We have a habit of excellence, regularly breaking and re-breaking our own records and redefining success in our industry, as more and more customers admire our results and trust our reputation.