Auction Operations Assistant Apprentice

JPS (SURVEYORS) LIMITED

Manchester (M45 8QX)

Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 April 2026

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Summary

As an Auction Operations Assistant, you’ll be a key part of our operations team, helping prepare assets for sale, assisting customers on-site and supporting the safe and efficient transport and
collection of auction goods.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Training course
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm with 1 hour lunch break

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 25 May 2026

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Safely collect, move and load assets from client sites across the UK.
  • Catalogue, photograph, and label items accurately for our online auction platform.
  • Assist with setting up and clearing down auction spaces.
  • Support clients and buyers during viewings, inspections, and collections.
  • Provide clear, friendly, professional assistance on site.
  • Keep storage and sales areas tidy, organised, and compliant with safety requirements.
  • Work closely with colleagues to meet deadlines and deliver smooth, high‑quality operations.
  • Role is predominantly warehouse based.

Where you'll work

Worth House Unit 32 Stanley Road
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 8QX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
  • Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
  • Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
  • Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
  • Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
  • support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
  • Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Conducts handover activities.
  • Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
  • Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
  • Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
  • Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
  • Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
  • Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
  • support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
  • Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Conducts handover activities.

Training schedule

This apprenticeship will be delivered with a blend of online and onsite meeting with your assessor every 4 - 6 weeks until completion of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Good Microsoft Outlook skills
  • Good Microsoft Word skills
  • Good Microsoft Excel skills
  • Able to handle heavy items
  • Handle delicate items safely
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Proactive & dependable
  • Eager to learn

Other requirements

  • Willingness to work out of hours and travel, including occasional overnight stays.
  • Ideally, we are looking for an apprentice that can drive due to the nature of the role but will consider candidates that are learning to drive or will be very soon. 

About this employer

  • Whilst we still conduct sales by traditional auction, tender or private treaty where the circumstances dictate; we have embraced online marketplaces and are able to sell items individually using online-auctions or fixed price sales on platforms such as eBay, Amazon and Bidspotter, as well as our own ASSETtrail web store, to ensure we obtain the highest net realisations for our clients whilst still providing goods to end users at reduced prices.

JPS Chartered Surveyors are based at WORTH House in Whitefield, Manchester which enjoys an 22,000 sq. ft. sale and storage facility, now supplemented by 9,500 sq. ft. Albert Close (Whitefield); resources which are unrivalled by our professional competitors.

We open to the public Monday-Friday between 9 am and 5 pm to allow interested parties to view before buying, or to collect direct from ourselves, as well as shipping smaller items to online customers.

  • JPS Chartered Surveyors are a firm Regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and all of the services we offer are provided in accordance with the By-laws, Rules and Codes of Conduct.

https://www.jpssurveyors.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • On the successful completion of the apprenticeship programme there may be the opportunity to progress learning, achieve further qualifications and move into supervisor role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Tracey North

tracey.north@intecbusinesscolleges.co.uk

07580 997408

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027562.

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Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 11:59pm)