Shipping Packer/Cleaner

Job description

SHIPPING PACKER & CLEANER

 

Permanent position, full-time

 

Background

 

Chiswick Auctions is a busy auction house located in Chiswick, West London. This position is based in 5 Roslin Square, W4 4PH, nearest tube Action Town. The busy in-house shipping department ships items to clients, mainly nationally but some internationally. Items include jewellery, watches, works on paper, books, pictures and silver among others.

This position will work with a team of two other packers under the supervision of the Post-Sale Manager. In addition, they will provide a cleaning service across the three units that Chiswick Auctions occupies in Roslin Square, units 1, 5 and 6.

Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Remuneration: £27,000 per annum

Key responsibilities

 

Packer (60%)

·        Follow a process to pack a range of items that have been won in different auctions, using different materials

o  Examples of items include watches, jewellery, silver, works on paper, pictures

·        Ensure the packaging is suitable for the object e.g. Fragile objects, objects with unusual shapes, heavy objects

·        Ensure that packing stock is managed and handled correctly

·        Maintain records correctly and ensure that the Shipping Coordinator has any relevant key information

Cleaning (40%)

·        Up to three hours per day across units 1, 5 and 6, usually in the late afternoon

o  Hoovering the floor

o  Emptying bins – including recycling

o  Cleaning the kitchens (2)

o  Cleaning the toilets (5)

·        In addition, ‘emergency cleaning’ if there is an incident

Person specification

• Some relevant work experience of working in a fast-paced environment e.g. FMCG

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Excellent attention to detail

• Able to lift-and-shift objects and shipping boxes, some of which may be heavy and/or fragile

• We would also prefer customer-facing skills, IT literacy and a clean UK driving licence but these aren’t essential

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-09-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English