Auction Warehouse Assistant (Maternity Cover – Potential Permanent Opportunity)
About Us
Bristol Auction Rooms, trading as BCVA, is part of the Vernon Fox Group. We specialise in selling consumer and commercial assets throughout the United Kingdom on behalf of a wide range of clients.
Our stock includes homewares, vehicles, electrical items, fashion, sports equipment, garden products, laptops, computers, industrial equipment and much more. We sell through our own online and live auctions, Amazon, eBay, specialist trade platforms, and our growing network of high street retail stores.
Items sold include customer returns, overstocks, seized goods, lost and abandoned parcels, and assets from insolvency and bankruptcy cases.
Due to continued expansion, we now operate warehouses in Bristol, Folkestone, Milton Keynes, together with retail stores in Ipswich and Burton-on-Trent.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Auction Warehouse Assistant to join our Bristol team. This role is initially offered as maternity cover on a fixed term basis, however there is a strong possibility of a permanent position for the right candidate.
This is a varied, hands-on role combining warehouse duties, stock processing and customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Receiving and processing incoming stock.
- Cataloguing and accurately describing items for sale.
- Assessing stock and determining the most suitable sales platform (auction, Amazon, eBay or other online marketplaces).
- Photographing, barcoding and preparing items for sale.
- Testing, checking and, where appropriate, disassembling consumer electronics such as laptops, mobile phones and other electrical equipment.
- Organising stock within warehouse racking, pallets and storage areas.
- Picking, packing and dispatching sold items.
- Assisting customers collecting purchases.
- Maintaining a clean, organised and safe warehouse environment.
- Working as part of a busy team to meet daily operational targets.
Requirements
We are looking for someone who is:
- Reliable, honest and trustworthy.
- Able to communicate confidently in English.
- Comfortable using computers and general IT systems, including Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel or similar.
- Familiar with internet searches and online systems.
- Organised and able to follow instructions accurately.
- Friendly, professional and customer focused.
- A team player with a positive attitude.
- Health and Safety conscious.
- Previous experience with consumer electronics or electrical equipment would be an advantage, although full training will be provided.
Warehouse Environment
This is an active warehouse role and applicants should be comfortable working in a physical environment.
The role includes:
- Regular manual handling and occasional lifting of items weighing up to 30kg.
- Moving pallets and stock using manual pallet trucks.
- Loading, unloading and moving stock around the warehouse.
- Working at height.
- Spending some of the working day standing, walking and carrying out physical tasks.
Additional Information
- An enhanced DBS (CRB) check will be required prior to employment (paid for by the company).
- Full training will be provided.
Hours
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 5:30pm (37.5 Hours per week)
What We Offer
- Immediate start available.
- Full training provided.
- Friendly and supportive working environment.
- Opportunity to work with a wide variety of interesting stock every day.
- Potential for the role to become permanent for the right candidate
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Language:
Work Location: In person
