Administration Assistant/ Receptionist - Entry Role

Slattery Auctions is proudly Australia’s largest national family-owned auction company. Since 2000, we have become an industry leading auction and valuation practice. With six sites across Australia, we specialise in automotive, road transport, earthmoving, mining, marine, and aviation asset advisory and disposal services. Our diversity, flexibility and specialist experience have set us apart from our larger, bulk handling competitors, and clients appreciate our transparency, honesty, and integrity. 

Our results are achieved through our great team. Our mantra is ‘Leave it with Us’ as we are invested in working together to make things happen.

This Auction Administrator/Receptionist position is open as part-time (5 d/pw) to full-time, permanent role located in Dandenong South/Melbourne. 

Being an integral part of our Auctions team with a responsibility for assisting with all front-office and auction requests, this role provides accurate data entry and customer support. 

This position invites candidates looking for an entry-level role, willing to learn on the job with mentoring provided. Candidates searching for Traineeship in Business & Administration or similar field are encouraged to apply. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring customer and visitor support at the front desk and provide professional and responsive customer service
• Working closely with the auction team, administering and delivering both accurate and timely reports
• Completing auction related administration, formatting, data entry and detailed customer file management
• Delivering administration support of sales and balance sheets, performing invoice data entry and reminders of payments
• Answering and directing calls, distribution of mail
• Close cooperation with our Marketing team on organising auction related ads and prints
• Ensuring site car registrations are up to date
• General office administration as directed by the Operations Manger

As our successful candidate, you will have:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Willingness to improve and further develop your office administration and clerical skills
• Ability to work to deadlines with a strong attention to the detail
• Basic Microsoft Office skills(Excel, Word, Outlook), data entry and document formatting
• Ability to follow instructions and willingness to learn
• Clear Police check 
• Active Driver’s licence 

To be eligible for a Traineeship, candidates must be holding a status of an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have full working rights. 

We offer onsite parking, generous staff amenities, team Friday lunches each week, educational assistance opportunities, EAP service, novated lease option, superannuation salary sacrifice and more!  

If you think you would love an opportunity to work with us, feel invited to APPLY. Please make sure to include all relevant experience into your current resume, your contact information and referee details.

For any questions please contact Martina Minarova at **@slatteryauctions.com.au

Come as you are - At Slattery we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values diversity relating to sex, gender, sexual orientation, culture, veteran and disability status, race, or religion. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.