Retail Assistant – Exeter – £12.21 per hour

Plants Galore; Exeter; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in horticulture is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their Exeter team. This hands-on role requires physical fitness and offers full training in various tasks, including plant care, merchandising, and customer service. With a starting pay above the industry average and opportunities for career advancement, this position is perfect for those looking to grow in retail. If you're ready to embrace a dynamic work environment and enjoy physical challenges, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Above average pay rates

In-house training

Opportunities for advancement

Pro rata holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Ability to perform physical tasks and handle heavy lifting.
• Experience in customer service and merchandising is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Care for plants and ensure proper watering and maintenance.
• Provide excellent customer service and assist with till work.

Skills

Customer Service

Physical Fitness

Merchandising

Warehouse Work

Driving

Job description

Job description

We are the South West’s largest horticultural retailer and employ around 100 people across 5 sites. We are looking to strengthen our team at our Exeter store with reliable, enthusiastic, and hardworking individuals who are looking to take on a new challenge and join our friendly team. We offer full in-house training in all aspects of the role and we can also offer many development routes within our expanding business.

The job is very hands-on and can be quite physical – involving being on your feet all day and heavy lifting – so a good level of physical fitness and enjoyment of physically demanding work would be required. Regular weekends and bank holidays would be required to suit the business needs - please do not apply if you can't work weekends.

The role is varied and will suit someone who enjoys a range of tasks. Typical tasks will include:

• Plant care and watering
• Merchandising plants and dry goods
• Cleaning the store
• Customer service
• Till work
• Warehouse work
• Loading and unloading deliveries

The role is based at our garden centre just outside of town and can require you to work in our other stores on occasion. Due to this, we would prefer applicants who can drive. Applicants should live within the local area for ease of traveling to and from work.

We can offer rates of pay well above the industry average following completion of a successful trial period, a long-term career in retail, as well as plenty of opportunities to advance into retail management. The starting rate of this role is £12.21, which is equivalent to £25,400 per year. Holiday is pro rata based on days worked – approx. 28 days per year.

How to Apply for this role

• Please send your CV (and a covering letter if available) as soon as possible. We will only respond to applicants who we wish to interview.
• Interviews will be held within the following few days and weeks.
• The interview process will be informal and friendly and involve completion of an application form and an in-depth chat about the roles on offer.
• There is no closing date for these positions unless they are filled.

We currently have many vacancies, so please visit our website (www.growndirect.co.uk) to view our other vacancies.