Customer Service Assistant

Wickes; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gain share bonus

Pension plan

35 days leave (incl. bank holidays)

Staff discount

Job summary

Wickes in the United Kingdom is recruiting for multiple customer-facing roles across our stores in Bicester. You will help customers, manage stock, and support store operations with flexible hours, including weekend shifts.

Training and development opportunities are provided, along with a benefits package and a welcoming, down-to-earth work environment. positions include full-time and part-time patterns with varying weekly hours, designed to fit different availability.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role preferred.
• Ability to assist customers and handle stock safely.
• Flexible to work varying shifts including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with enquiries and provide friendly service.
• Maintain stock in the right place and support store operations.
• Work across different shift patterns as required.

Skills

Customer service

Stock handling

Teamwork

Job description

The Role

Whatever your role in and around the store, everything you do will be focused on the customer experience. Parking will be a breeze, trolleys in easy reach, help always at hand, stock in the right place, deliveries out on time and payment met with a smile. Of course, while you’re creating a helpful and friendly customer experience, we’ll be thinking of new ways to reward, develop and invest in you. You’ll receive all the training, support and opportunities you need. Think of it as a down-to-earth place to work, where you get to go up in the world.

Available Vacancies & Shift Patterns

We currently have 4 positions available across a range of hours to suit your flexibility:

• 39 Hours (Full-Time) – Order Fulfilment (must be comfortable with heavy lifting)

  • Pattern:Five days per week, with the expectation of working both Saturday and Sunday and taking two weekdays off. This role includes physical stock handling and moving orders safely, with flexibility for early and late shifts. Late shifts finish at 20:30.

• 30 Hours (Part-Time)

  • Pattern:Four days per week, including a mixture of early and late shifts and weekend working (flexibility needed). Late shifts finish at 20:30.

• 24 Hours (Part-Time)

  • Pattern: Three days per week, primarily late shifts, with availability for weekend working (flexibility needed). Late shifts finish at 20:30.

• 16 Hours (Part-Time)

  • Pattern: Weekend-only shift (both Saturday and Sunday).

About you

Every day you’ll be dealing with and assisting customers, so it’s important that you offer every person that walks through our doors a high level of customer service. We look for someone who ideally has experience working in a similar role.

What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:

• If you are 21 yrs and over £12.71 phr, 18 yrs - 20 yrs £12.00 phr and under 18 yrs £8.82 phr.
• Up to £300 per month gain share bonus
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Up to 35 days of annual leave including 8 days of bank holidays

Other financial and wellbeing benefits include: 20% colleague discount, Save-as-you-earn scheme, Cashback health scheme, Cycle to work, Life assurance, Peppy, Aviva Digital GP, Financial Education & loans, Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership.

We aim to create an inclusive workplace with colleagues’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and workplace for everyone. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments, please let us know here.

*Salary Dependent on Age