Team Member (8 Hours)

Oliver Bonas Limited; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discount up to 60%

Mental Health First Aider support

Flexible holiday

Auto-enrolment into our pension plan

Refer a Friend incentive

Job summary

Oliver Bonas Limited is recruiting a Team Member for an 8‑hour shift to help keep the store running smoothly and deliver a fantastic customer experience. You will provide great service, maintain product knowledge, and work closely with the team to hit targets and uphold standards.

We look for friendly, proactive individuals with strong communication and organisational skills who enjoy working with people. The role offers a supportive environment and opportunities to learn and progress within OB.

Qualifications

• Great customer service skills and a friendly, helpful attitude.
• Clear communication with customers and team members.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy store.
• Good organisational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide a great experience to every customer delivering on our service expectations.
• Maintain excellent product knowledge.
• Have strong, consistent communication with the team.
• Participate in all training opportunities and contribute positively to team sessions.
• Adhere to operational practices and procedures including stock deliveries, health and safety standards, stock takes and replenishment.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards in-store and back of house areas.
• Support other stores when needed.
• Be aware of store sales targets and current performance vs targets.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

Team Member - 8 Hours

We have an opportunity to join Team OB as a Team Member.

OB Team Members are approachable, resourceful and love working with people. They enjoy giving our customers a fantastic experience and work together to keep the store running smoothly and efficiently.

In this role, you will be required to work key days across the week. These working patterns are subject to change to fit the needs of the business, and any changes will be made in line with your availability provided.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident and creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

OB Team Members will:

• Provide a great experience to every customer delivering on our service expectations.
• Maintain excellent product knowledge
• Have strong, consistent communication with the team.
• Participate in all training opportunities provided and contribute positively to team sessions.
• Embrace ownership of tasks, setting a good example for the rest of the team.
• Adhere to all operational practices and procedures, i.e. stock deliveries, health and safety standards, stock takes and replenishment.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards throughout the store, including external and back of house/stockroom areas.
• Support other stores where needed.
• Have an awareness of the store’s sales targets and its current performance versus like-for-like/target/company figures.
• Be aware of store and company product best-sellers to support sales growth.

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 60% off all OB products
• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Optima Health – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
• Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
• Refer a Friend incentive
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
• Mental Health First Aider support
• Education and support through 360L eLearning platform
• Free refreshments and treats in store

What we look for:

• Great people skills. Someone who is kind, helpful and considerate towards customers and team members alike.
• Excellent customer service.
• Calm, solutions focused with strong listening skills to find ways to make things right for our customers.
• Genuine interest in people to make our customers feel valued and keep them coming back.
• Natural, confident communication style.
• Organisation skills and multi-tasking ability.
• Positivity, vibrancy and ready to take on anything.
• Resourcefulness and someone who’s looking for opportunities to learn more.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB:

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity