Weekend Sales Assistant

Birds Bakery; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee staff discount

Job summary

Birds Bakery in Mansfield is seeking a friendly bakery sales assistant to greet customers, serve and package products, and help keep the shop clean and welcoming. You will engage shoppers with bakery recommendations and manage till payments with a positive attitude.

Shifts are mainly Saturdays and Sundays, with some weekday flexibility. Training is provided, and you will gain experience handling cash and providing excellent customer service in a busy retail bakery.

Qualifications

• Training will be provided for suitable applicants.
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro rata) increasing to 5 weeks after 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays.
• Employee staff discount.

Responsibilities

• Greet and serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Recommend bakery items such as bread, cakes, and pastries.
• Take customer orders and package products properly.
• Operate the till/cash register and handle payments.
• Restock shelves and displays to keep products available and attractive.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the shop and display areas.
• Answer customer questions about ingredients, prices, or products.
• Upsell products to customers, e.g. hot drinks with food or confectionery.
• Prepare and serve a range of hot and cold bakery and food-to-go items.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Cash handling

Flexibility

Tools

Till/Cash register

Card machines

Job description

Location: Birds Bakery, Berry Hill (new shop opening!)

Hours: minimum of 8 hours per week

Salary:£12.71 per hour (depending on age, details below)

The purpose of a bakery sales assistant is to servecustomers, sell bakery products and help keep the shop clean and organised, aswell as a friendly and welcoming environment. Making sure customer service andquality is at the forefront of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Greetand serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Recommendbakery items such as bread, cakes, and pastries.
• Takecustomer orders and package products properly.
• Operatethe till/cash register and handle payments.
• Restockshelves and displays to keep products available and attractive.
• Maintaincleanliness and hygiene in the shop and display areas.
• Answercustomer questions about ingredients, prices, or products.
• Upsellproducts to customers for example offering hot drinks with food, or a nicelittle treat in upselling confectionaries goods.
• Prepareand serve a range of hot and cold bakery and food-to-go / eat in products.

Shifts

Saturdays and Sundays, bonus if you have flexibility during the week!

Experience

• Previousexperience in food retail is preferred but not essential as we will giveyou all the training you need to be successful.
• Strongcommunication and customer service skills.
• Apositive attitude and the ability to stay resilient in a busy environment.
• Experiencehandling cash or working with tills / Card machines (training will beprovided).
• Flexibilityto work shifts between Monday and Sunday.

Qualifications

Training will be provided for suitable applicants.

• 4weeks annual leave (Pro rata), increasing incrementally to 5 weeks after 5years of continuous service, plus bank holidays

• Employeestaff discount
• 4weeks annual leave (Pro rata), increasing incrementally to 5 weeks after 5years of continuous service, plus bank holidays

Pay Rates:

• Age 19+: £12.71 per hour
• Age 18: £10.85 per hour
• Age 17: £8.50 per hour
• Age 16: £8.00 per hour

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