Customer Team Member

Blakemore Trade Partners; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Grimsby is offering an exciting opportunity for a Customer Team Member at SPAR Yarborough Road. The role involves supporting the store management team, maximizing sales, and ensuring a positive customer experience. Key responsibilities include greeting customers, processing purchases efficiently, and maintaining store cleanliness. Ideal candidates will have excellent customer service skills and the ability to work various shifts. Benefits include staff discounts, a company pension scheme, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Staff Discount

Company Pension Scheme

Early pay access

Free Tea & Coffee

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role preferred.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Understanding of retail legislative responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assist with inquiries.
• Process purchases and manage stock effectively.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the store.

Skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Cash handling experience

Ability to upsell products

Job description

Customer Team Member (18+) SPAR Yarborough Road.

15 hours p/w. Mon-Sun. Various shifts including mornings, evenings and weekends.

We have an exciting opportunity for a SPAR Customer Team Member. As a Customer Team Member at SPAR Yarborough Road, you will play a vital role in supporting our store management team and creating a positive customer experience. You will assist in maximising sales and profit by carrying out allocated tasks in order to contribute to the continuous improvement of the store, ensuring great customer service, through ‘Brilliant Basics, Moments of Wow, Food for later and Food for now!’.

Key Tasks/Responsibilities

Customer Service

• Greeting customers in a friendly and welcoming manner.
• Answering customer inquiries about products and services and assisting customers in finding the items they need.
• Processing customer purchases efficiently and accurately through the tills, maintaining a positive and friendly service.
• Upselling selected products to customers and highlighting multi‑buy offers, to ensure maximum sales at our Yarborough Road SPAR store.

Store Operations

• Working stock; checking deliveries, stocking shelves, maintaining a clean and organised sales floor, rotating stock to ensure freshness and timely expiration dates.
• Completing additional assigned tasks, such as date checking, stock and gap checking, price changes, promotional displays and other tasks as required from time to time.
• Adhering to all company policies and procedures and processes.

Key Skills/Knowledge

• Previous experience in a similar role and/or industry is preferred.
• Reliably follows instructions and procedures with excellent attention to detail.
• Some understanding of legislative responsibilities of a retail environment and the skills to assist with adherence.
• Ability to contribute ideas for delivering exceptional customer service and driving the business forward.
• Experience of using a ‘Challenge 25’ policy desirable.
• Keen and enthusiastic approach to working both in a team and independently.
• Previous cash handling experience is preferred but not essential.

What's in it for you?

• Holiday, Maternity and Paternity leave and pay in excess of statutory entitlements.
• Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi‑diverse culture.
• Outstanding Training & Development.
• Gain hands‑on experience in a high volume, fast paced convenience store.
• Generous staff discount in all our SPAR stores (excl. Alcohol & Cigarettes).
• Proactive promotion of internal candidates.
• Paid Breaks.
• Free Tea & Coffee.
• Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’.
• 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal.
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• NEST pension scheme.
• Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme.
• Extra Holidays – Purchase Scheme.
• Cycle to work – Bicycle purchase scheme.
• Long Service Awards.

We are a dynamic and innovative retail, wholesale and foodservice business, committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences and staying at the forefront of industry trends. A company that now owns 245 SPAR convenience stores and employs more than 5,000 people, with a turnover of £1.3 billion.

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Inclusive environment: as a Disability Confident Committed employer we are dedicated to creating a fair, inclusive workplace for all. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Department: Retail SPAR jobs (inc Greggs/Subway) Customer Team Member

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 15 hrs p/w

Salary: Up to £12.25 p/hr (depending on age)

Benefits: Staff Discount, Staff Lottery, Company Pension Scheme, Savings Scheme, Long Service Awards, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff Social Fund, Life Cover, Health Cash Plan, Employee Volunteering opportunities

Closing date for applications: 4th January, 2026