What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firearms Online Production Support position at Rock Island Auction Company?
Firearms Online Production Support
Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC), the #1 firearms auction house in the world, is searching for Production Support! Do you appreciate the artistic beauty of rare and antique guns? Do you like taking pictures? If so, this unique and important production role may be the job for you! Click here to check out RIAC's hiring video!
The full-time Production Support role is essential to the Arms & Accessories (A&A) auction team and spends most of the workday operating moving and handling inventory items, including antique firearms, edged and bladed weaponry, and military memorabilia using the highest level of respectfulness possible.
RIAC standard hours of operations are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST with overtime and weekend hours, as needed. Being a team member with a premier auction house requires weekend work for six (6) auction weekends each year.
What does a typical day look like?
Besides processing inventory post-auction, numbering lots, and moving or handling inventory, Product Support can expect the following:
- Handle auction items with the utmost care, respect, caution, and safety as well as entering logs and documentation in a timely manner.
- Serve as backup to Production Assistant, such as operating photo stations to produce quality photographs.
Why work for RIAC?
- See and handle some of the most rare and unusual firearm, military and historic collectibles!
- Climate-controlled facility!
- FREE fountain soda, fruit, oatmeal and treats!
- Paid time off and holidays!
- A la carte insurance benefits package, including FSA or HSA, company-paid life insurance and AD&D!
- 401(k) with company match!
- Fun employee engagement activities and events!
Qualified candidates meet the following requirements:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required;
- Basic proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required;
- Prior work experience working with production, warehouse, inventory, material handling, or other related filed highly preferred;
- Knowledge and skill to use and operate multiple automatic and surface mount photo stations; and
- Ability to work required overtime and six (6) auction weekends per year.
- Ability to obtain and maintain active FOID card status (Illinois residents only).
Physical Requirements
Constant standing (or stationary work) for prolonged periods up to 100% of the time with occasional ascending, descending, or positioning self to move and handle inventory items up to 50 pounds. Must be able to constantly communicate and exchange accurate information. Must be able to detect, identify, inspect, observe, perceive and assess production tasks, processes, and procedures. Occasionally uses and operates automatic and surface mount photo stations. Occasionally operates and uses computer and other relevant equipment and office machinery. Constantly works with and around firearms, bladed weaponry, military and historic relics, 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.
The employer and its subsidiaries are Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employers. To learn more about EEO, please review "EEO is the Law" poster in English (including a screen-readable electronic version), Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
