Fresh & Retail Standards Coach

AF Blakemore & Son Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established retail company is seeking a Fresh and Retail Standards Coach to support SPAR stores across the Midlands, The West & Wales. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with food safety and trading standards while enhancing the customer experience. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £33,000, company car, extensive training, and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday allowances and support programs. Join a diverse team committed to operational excellence and inclusivity.

Benefits

Company Car

Mobile Phone & Tablet/Laptop

26 days holiday per year

Maternity & Paternity pay

Staff discount on fresh items & ambient products

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing support

Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Understanding of Natasha’s law.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Support store teams in maintaining Fresh & Retail operations.
• Drive operational improvements and support compliance.
• Coach and audit store teams on food safety and standards.

Skills

Food safety training

Numeracy

Literacy

Self-motivated

Flexible

Job description

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Fresh and Retail Standards Coack - Midlands, The West & Wales

up to £33,000 (depending on experience) Plus potential bonus, excellent benefits package, including Company Car, Mobile Phone & Tablet/Laptop.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Fresh and Retail Standards Coachwithinour Blakemore Retail divisionto cover our SPAR stores in theMidlands, The West & Wales

A day in the life of…

As a Fresh & Retail Standards Coach, you will support store teams and Regional Operations Managers in maintaining excellence across Fresh & Retail operations. Your role focuses on coaching, auditing, and ensuring compliance with food safety, health & safety, and trading standards.

You will drive operational improvements, support franchise compliance (Greggs & Subway), and help embed key retail principles—Brilliant Basics, Moments of Wow, Food for Later, and Food for Now—to enhance customer experience and business performance.

Key accountabilities;Reporting into the Senior Retail and Retail Standards Coach, you will also;

• Coaching & Development
• Operational Compliance & Audits
• Risk & Health & Safety Compliance
• Stakeholder & Franchise Support
• Customer Experience & Brand Standards

Key Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required

• Understanding of Natasha’s law
• Basic IT Skills
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Experience inFood safety training
• Self-motivated
• Flexible
• Full UK driving license

What's in it for you?

You will play a vital role in our business and have a huge impact on our success so not only will you receive excellent training, support and continued development but we will also offer a competitive salary and superb benefits package.

• Salary of up to £33,000 p/a plus bonus opportunity.
• Use of Company Car, Mobile Phone & tablet/laptop.
• 26 days holiday per year (Increasing after 3 years) + 8 bank holidays in lieu as per working rota.
• Whilst the company does not recognise customary holidays, additional payments are made for the following, for working a minimum of 8 hours (Christmas Day,Boxing Day, New Years Day & Easter Monday)
• Maternity & Paternity pay
• Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi-diverse culture
• Gain hands-on experience in a high volume, fast paced convenience store
• Proactive promotion of internal candidates
• Excellent benefits package including:Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal12.5% Staff discount on fresh items & 10% Staff Discount on ambient products in our SPAR stores (ex Alcohol & Cigarettes)Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discountsWellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial adviceCompany Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension SchemeCompany Pension SchemeNEST pension schemeExtra Holidays - Purchase SchemeLong Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)

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.