Farm Shop Assistant

TipTopJob; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A diversified farm business is seeking a Farm Shop Assistant in Pontefract. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food and excellent customer service skills. Responsibilities include till operation, serving gelato, maintaining display areas, and ensuring a pleasant shopping experience for customers. The position offers flexible working hours, including weekends, in a busy and fun environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a food shop.
• Previous deli experience (ideal but not essential).
• Smart, clean and tidy appearance.

Responsibilities

• Operate till and assist customers with purchases.
• Serve gelato and deli items.
• Keep display areas clean and well-stocked.
• Check and unload deliveries and rotate stock.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Food knowledge

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

Job Title: Farm Shop Assistant

Location: Pontefract

Salary: GBP12.21 per hour

Job Type: Full/Part time, permanent

Farmer Copleys is 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 new Farm Shop Assistant who will be the perfect fit for our business and our team.

• Someone who mirrors our values of Friendly, Cheeky, Trusted, Welcoming and Honest.
• Someone who can commit to 30+hours 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.

Its 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
• Attention to detail
• Previous experience in a food shop
• Previous deli experience (ideal nut not essential)
• Smart, clean and tidy appearance
• Confidence and a natural charm with customers
• Reliability, punctuality and politeness.
  
  

If you think you have what we are looking for we would love to hear from you.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Farm Shop Worker, Shop Assistant, Retail Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, may also be considered for this role.