Precious Metals Assistant

About the team:

The Gold team is a small and tightlyknit group who are responsible for processing gold and highvalue jewellery for auction and trade sale. Because we work with a small team and handle valuable stock we collaborate closely with each other passing tasks between team members to achieve our departmental goals. Our team members have a great depth of knowledge in antique and vintage jewellery and we are all passionate about the subject. The department is full of daily discoveries and learning opportunities because antique jewellery often comes with fascinating stories to tell.

About the role:

The main responsibility of this role involves sorting large volumes of precious metals in a meticulous manner and breaking down various types of gold. This includes distinguishing between different gold carats solid gold and nonsolid gold. The latter category includes items with gemstones cameos or nongold components that require careful removal. To work efficiently its important to quickly identify the best way to break into a piece of jewellery. Skilful removal of precious stones without damage requires good dexterity and an eye for understanding shapes.

The role also involves quality checking testing gold carats as well as assisting in record keeping and administrative tasks. Additionally the specialist will work closely with the Head of departmentto ensure accurate weighing and categorization of scrap gold carats.

The ultimate goal is to maximise the processing of solid gold and ensure accurate and secure delivery of scrap gold to clients.

Key goals and objectives:

• Become confident in reading the XRF gun and identifying metal purity.

• Learning the procedures security processes and quality checking required to prepare gold for sale.

• Gain an understanding of gemstones necessary for their removal and sorting.

• Improve in speed and accuracy of breaking down not solid gold items.

In your first three months you will:

• Become familiar with the department and the procedure for processing stock.

• Learn to use an XRF Gun for testing metal purity.

• Develop the skills necessary to quickly and carefully remove precious stones from jewellery.

• Begin developing knowledge for identifying metal purity and carats.

In your first six months you will:

• Become adept at identifying gold and metal purity both by eye and with the XRF Gun.

• Be able to confidently quality check bags of solid gold for sale.

• Have a strong understanding of product flow through the gold department to best optimise working cohesion with other staff.

• Helping to update daily weekly and monthly record keeping.

In your first year you will:

• Take an active part in all departmental meetings and planning sessions providing feedback and suggestions where appropriate.

• Ensure knowledge of all department key performance indicators.

• Working independently to manage workload and prioritise tasks based on importance.

• Preparing stock for delivery with all appropriate documentation.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in daily weight of scrap gold for stocktake.

• The sorting and breaking down of jewellery into solid gold scrap with careful removal of gemstone and metal parts.

• Quality checking of all solid gold in preparation for security bagging.

• Weighing and bagging of all solid gold for sale.

• Recording and tracking of weights and numbers.

• Preparation of consignment delivery notes for client collection.

Essential skills and experience:

• Knowledge of gold able to distinguish between different gold carats solid gold and nonsolid gold.

• Strong Ability for puzzlesolving.

• They must be adept at taking and retaining instructions.

• Numeracy competency and being comfortable working with figures.

• Ability to collaborate with other team members to achieve goals and targets.

Desirable skills and nice to haves:

• A knowledge of precious metals vintage antique gold and/or jewellery would be hugely beneficial.

• Experience using Excel to track and record daily figures.

• Good attention to detail.

• Previous experience with security procedures of highvalue stock.

• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload.