General Assistant

Musgrave Group Plc; Banbridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Enhanced maternity pay

Paternity pay

Employee assistance programme

Discount card for store shopping

Learning and development opportunities

Musgrave institute

Job summary

Musgrave Group Plc in Banbridge is seeking a General Assistant with Keyholding duties to help deliver a warm and efficient shopping experience for customers. You will assist with stock merchandising, checking dates and stock rotation whilst supporting store operations.

No prior Deli or retail experience is required as full training is provided. GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above (or equivalent) are preferred, and you will join a supportive team with opportunities to learn and grow.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above (or equivalent).
• No prior Deli or retail experience required; full training provided.
• Must be able to work as part of a team and learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers at manned or self‑scan checkouts with excellent service.
• Merchandise stock, manage dates and rotation in fresh, ambient and frozen sections.
• Adhere to health and safety policies to protect customers and colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of work in all tasks.
• Assist with stock takes and counts as required.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Job title: General Assistant with Keyholding duties

Job type (Permanent, Part time, 8 hours)

Join our family at Musgrave

Musgrave is one of the Europe’s most successful family‑owned businesses with a 140‑year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. Every day we feed one‑in‑three people in Ireland through 19 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world, and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive. We are now inviting applications for the position of General Assistant with Keyholder Duties/ Centra Banbridge)

The Role

The role of a general assistant is to go above and beyond to provide an exceptional shopping experience for our customers, through merchandising stock and serving the public.

What you’ll be doing

• Serving customers via manned or self‑scan checkouts, whilst providing excellent customer service.
• Merchandising, ordering, date checking and rotation of stock in all areas of the store including fresh, ambient, and frozen.
• Adhere to company and health and safety policy and procedures to protect yourself, customers, colleagues, and 3rd parties.
• Ensure a high standard of work in everything you do.
• Stock take preparation and counting, as and when required.

What’s in it for you?

• A great place to work where colleagues are like family.
• Weekly paid
• Enhanced maternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Paternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Employee Assist Programme
• Wellbeing incentives and discounted gym memberships
• Discount card for store shopping, for you and one nominated user
• Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long‑standing charity partners
• Learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Musgrave institute
• Graduate programs, eligibility applies.
• As well as extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

What we’re looking for

• No need to worry if you have no previous Deli or retail experience, Full training will be provided.
• We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude, works well as part of a team and is open to learning and expanding on their skill set.
• GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent) and/or 6 months previous experience gained in retail or customer service role.
• Previous experience of working in a team
• Please note, based on the response, Musgrave may need to shortlist based on the desirable criteria.

#LI-DNI

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.