Restaurant Customer Advisor

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd.; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent garden centre retailer in Lichfield is seeking candidates passionate about customer service. You will assist customers, drive sales, and maintain store cleanliness. Ideal applicants will possess experience in customer-facing roles and thrive in fast-paced environments. This position offers generous leave and employee benefits including discounts and access to wellness programs.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

50% off in Restaurants

25% off in Garden Centre

Access to financial wellbeing support

Confidential support and counselling

Access to online learning platform

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering a great customer experience.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Reliability and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Help customers with various transactions.
• Drive sales through customer interactions.
• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of the store.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Hospitality

Communication

Reliability

Job description

Overview

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK. Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round. Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment. We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for. We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Giving great customer service by helping customers with various transactions across the store
• Driving sales through customer interactions, whilst promoting the benefits of the Dobbies Club membership
• Offering a helping hand with customer queries through great product knowledge as well as allergies and dietary requirements
• Working with your team to maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of your store
• You will also work on the shopfloor and other areas of the store as and when required, this may include working stock, cash handling, till work, take to car deliveries, stock control routines, restaurant service
• You have a passion for delivering a great customer experience, serving everyone with a smile
• Experience within a customer facing role and have a passion for working within hospitality
• You work well within a team, builds relationships and have fun, whilst celebrating success
• You show up to work on time, well presented and bring your can do and hardworking attitude along with you
• You are eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
• You flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering a great customer experience
• Experience in a customer-facing role and a willingness to work in hospitality
• Ability to work well in a team, build relationships and celebrate success
• Reliability, punctuality, good presentation, and a proactive, hardworking attitude
• Eagerness to learn new skills and gain experience
• Ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream - support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust - confidential support, virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy - continue development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers