Seasonal Retail Assistant

Smart Hire; Killearn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Killearn is seeking a Seasonal Retail Assistant to join their team. The role involves assisting visitors in the distillery shop, providing exceptional customer service, and maintaining high presentation standards. Candidates should be friendly, adaptable, and able to work varied hours, including weekends. This temporary position offers an hourly rate of £13.45 and flexible contractual hours from March to November 2026.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Pension contributions

Product discount

Qualifications

• Passion for whisky and providing exceptional retail experiences.
• Ability to adapt to various customer types.
• Flexibility in availability, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist visitors in the distillery shop.
• Advise and guide customers with their purchases.
• Process transactions and maintain shop presentation standards.

Skills

Customer service skills

Initiative

Positive work attitude

Ability to build rapport

Job description

We are looking for a charismatic individual with a passion for whisky and providing exceptional retail and visitor experiences!

Could this be the perfect opportunity for you?

Seasonal Retail Assistant

Our Opportunity…

We currently have opportunities to join our Retail team as Seasonal Retail Assistants. We have a variety of full time and part time hours available, for experienced, hardworking and reliable individuals to join the Glengoyne family. As part of our retail team you will be responsible for assisting visitors in our distillery shop, advising and guiding customers with their purchases, and ensuring that a consistently high quality retail experience is offered to those visiting Glengoyne.

We’re looking for candidates with strong customer service skills, who can use their own initiative, have a positive work attitude and a proactive approach. Our experience offering is varied and our visitors come from all over the world to learn about Glengoyne whisky, so the ability to adapt and build rapport with different types of customer is essential. Typical daily tasks include sharing your product knowledge to advise customers, processing transactions, receiving orders and replenishing stock, and maintaining the presentation standards of the retail space.

The retail shop is open from 10:00 to 19:00, seven days a week; however, these hours may change based on business needs and customer demand. This position requires regular weekend work, so we are seeking individuals who can offer flexibility in their availability.

What We Will Provide You…

This is a temporary job opportunity with an hourly rate of £13.45. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a generous holiday allowance, pension contributions and product discount to name but a few.

We are looking for candidates who can be flexible in their approach as this role will offer a variety of hours on a fixed term contract between March and November 2026. Our roles are offered on an annualised hours contract, meaning you will receive a guaranteed monthly income.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, then we’d love to hear from you!

• Vacancy: Seasonal Retail Assistant
• Location: Dumgoyne, Killearn, Glasgow G63 9LB
• Salary: Hourly rate of £13.45
• Hours: Fixed term

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