Job Details
Thank you for visiting the Career Page for Rock Island Auction Company, the **World's #1** auction house for collectable firearms and military memorabilia. We are known for offering **unique, rare, and one-of-a-kind** items not found anywhere else. We are also known for our **outstanding customer service, award winning catalogs, and our exhilirating auctions**. As a rapidly growing company, we welcome resumes and/or applications from individuals interested in working for an auction company known for its excellence. We also offer comfortable employee amenities. If you have an interest in history, firearms, or serving clients in a unique and progressive environment, RIAC just might be the place for you!
Check out our open positions and apply online to the position(s) that matches your qualifications! **2nd Shift Full Time Shipping & Warehouse Associate**
* Rock Island, IL
* Full Time
* Shipping
* Entry Level
We are **growing** and adding a 2nd Shift to our world-class auction house! Were looking for motivated and reliable team members who would enjoy working between the hours of **2p-midnight.**
As a Shipping & Warehouse Associate, your role is to help customers quickly receive their recently won antique firearms and military memorabilia, so they can add their newest prized possession to their collection. Shipping out our inventory is the final and most crucial stage of our auction process, and we are looking for rock stars who are ready to hit the ground running!
* Working hands-on with handguns, shotguns, rifles, and other types of military memorabilia to package each item up for shipment
* Helping with warehouse projects like moving inventory throughout our 86,000 square foot facility, cleaning, painting and other warehouse upkeep
* Contributing as a valuable member of the Shipping team to meet department and organizational goals
**Full-time positions** would work 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday, with required 6 auction weekends each year and additional opportunities for overtime.
Pay starts out at $16.50/hour.
To thrive in this role:
* Youre already familiar with packing materials like cardboard boxes, peanuts, bubble wrap, and tape guns
* You notice the small things and understand the importance of details
* You enjoy working in a warehouse setting, but also like using computers every once in a while
* Youve used hand tools in the past and are comfortable picking up a drill or hammer
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.
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