Farm Shop Assistant

Farmer Copleys; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmer Copleys in Pontefract, a Yorkshire based farm business with a busy cafe and farm shop, is seeking a Farm Shop Assistant for a full-time role. The successful candidate will help with till work, deli service, gelato serving and general housekeeping, while ensuring customers receive friendly, local produce experiences.

We value a positive, reliable team player who can handle deliveries, stock replenishment and display duties, with a friendly smile and pride in great tasting, locally sourced

Qualifications

• Commit to a full-time role with weekend work.
• Friendly, cheeky, trusted, welcoming and honest attitude.
• Experience in a food shop or deli is preferred.
• Smart, clean and tidy appearance with reliable punctuality.
• Ability to make customers happy and provide great service.

Responsibilities

• Operate till and handle cash.
• Display checks and gelato serving.
• Deli service and general housekeeping.
• Check and unload deliveries and replenish stock.
• Ensure customers have a safe, friendly shopping experience.
• Maintain a positive, can-do attitude.

Skills

Customer service

Friendly attitude

Teamwork

Positive demeanor

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Roles: We have a Saturday Day, Sunday Day & a Full-Time Position available

Location: Pontefract

Farmer Copleysis a Yorkshire based, award winning, diversified farm business offering a busy cafe, on site bakery, farm shop, production kitchen, Dessertery, private function hire facilities and outside seasonal events.

Our busy farm shop is open daily and offers a range of great tasting locally sourced items from a full butchery and deli offer, to fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables, home-made bakes and all the other treats and delights that taste so great. Superb home-made jams and preserves, sauces, dips, oils and every accompaniment you can imagine. We have our own home-made gelato, in-house bees and even gift items for that last-minute present or treat.

We are now on the look-out for a newFarm Shop Assistantwho will be the perfect fit for our business and our team.

• Someone who mirrors our values of Friendly, Cheeky, Trusted, Welcoming & Honest.
• Someone who can commit to a full time role and who is super flexible and able to work extra if needed. (alternate weekends are included in the normal working pattern)
• Someone who is passionate about food, knowing what you are eating and where it comes from.
• Someone who is positive, willing, not afraid to show their smile and willing to turn their hand to whatever is needed.

We look for people with a natural ability to make customers happy and who love everything about great tasting locally sourced food.

Responsibilities of the role will include: till operation, display, gelato serving, deli service, cleaning and general housekeeping, checking and unloading deliveries, replenishing stock and date rotation but mostly making customers happy and making sure they get what they need in a safe and friendly way.

It’s a great place to work and we like to have fun too but we can be very busy so teamwork is very important. No two days are the same as we make sure customers enjoy a great shopping experience.

This role would be ideal for a hardworking, customer focused team player with a friendly personality and a can-do attitude. To be considered you will need to have:

• A positive and willing attitude
• A winning smile and the ability to make others smile too
• Previous experience in a food shop
• Smart, clean and tidy appearance
• Confidence and a natural charm with customers
• Reliability, punctuality & politeness.