Retail Assistant

Aramark Ltd; Sandgate; On-site; GBP 9,700 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

On-site parking

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Holiday entitlement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Aramark UK is recruiting a Retail Assistant to join our small retail team at Shorncliffe Barracks, Sandgate. You will serve customers, take payments, restock goods, and display merchandise while keeping stock records accurate and the workspace clean and orderly.

The role is permanent and part-time (17.5 hours weekly, Tue & Sun shifts). We offer full training, on-site meals, and benefits as part of our employee package. DBS checks may be required for security vetting.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a small retail team.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and process payments.
• Check stock and restock merchandise as needed.
• Maintain accurate records and tidy displays.
• Open and close the retail unit with attention to hygiene and safety.

Skills

Customer service

Job description

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Retail Assistant to join our team working at Shorncliffe Barracks, Sandgate, CT20 3HJ. You will be responsible for providing excellent customer service, operating tills, checking stock, restocking goods, arranging merchandise displays, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring a clean and tidy workspace. Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams. A day in the life of a Retail Assistant: Working in the retail shop on site part of a small retail team. Serving customers, taking payments, and keeping accurate records. Receiving and putting out deliveries,
restocking goods and ensuring attractive displays of merchandise. Stock taking, ordering, and notifying line manager of any deficient goods. Cleaning front and back of house areas, keeping shop and stock rooms tidy. Reporting to line manager any feedback, complaints, suggestions, stock needs, breakages, faults, or hazards identified in the workplace. Following food hygiene and safety procedures in line with health and safety requirements. Learning to open and close the retail unit.
Resided in the UK for the past 3 years and have a legal right to work. The ability to pass full security vetting and DBS checks. Previous experience is desirable but not essential as full on the job training will be provided. Customer service experience desirable Must be comfortable working alongside a team and occasional lone working.
This is a permanent part-time position, 17.5 hours per week, 2 out of 7 days per week (Tuesday & Sunday). Shift times, Tuesday 08:00 - 19:15 and Sunday 09:45 - 16:15 (Includes half an hour unpaid break), leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within culinary/hospitality. Annual salary £10,830.59. Free meals, on-site parking. You will have access to our Employee Benefits app - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats. We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits. You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning
journey can continue.