Retail Assistant - Full Time

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated retail assistant for their new shop in Hendon, Barnet. This full-time role offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on customer service and teamwork. You'll be responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere, assisting customers, and ensuring the shop remains tidy and well-stocked. With opportunities for training and career advancement, this position is perfect for those looking to grow within the retail sector. Join a company that values its employees and offers great benefits, including a staff discount and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

30 days holiday each year

Great training and development opportunities

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Friendly and positive attitude towards work.
• Ability to handle stock and assist customers efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers with a friendly smile and assist them in finding items.
• Handle stock deliveries and maintain a clean shop environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Flexibility

Reliability

Job description

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We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our new shop opening in Hendon, Barnet, London (postcode: NW4 2EL) . We offer a permanent 39 hour full time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days from 7 each week.

Please note that for full time positions we will generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

The amount that you will earn depends on your age:

- Ages 16-20 = £9.40 per hour

- Ages 21+ = £11.54 per hour

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

- 30 days holiday each year.

- Great training and development opportunities.

- 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.

- Free life assurance.

As one of our retail assistants you will:

- Make all of our customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.

- Help customers find the items that they are looking for.

- Give a fast and friendly service at the tills, always offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye.

- Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our shelves ready for our customers to buy.

- Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops safe, clean and tidy.

You will need:

- A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.

- To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do. You’ll jump from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, completing important cleaning and stock rotation routines and more!

- To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your colleagues and customers will depend upon to do your best on each shift and not let the team down.

- A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. When other members of your team are off enjoying their holidays, we may need you to work slightly different hours to cover for them. Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work will always be taken into consideration when planning your shifts.

More than just a job:

If you decide to stick around then there are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes and always look to promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.