Customer Assistant - Carrick-on-Suir

Lidl Ireland; Munster; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Munster seeks a Customer Assistant to deliver exceptional service and ensure store cleanliness. You will work across various shifts, engaging with customers and performing stock management. Ideal candidates have a can-do attitude and strong customer service skills. Compensation starts at €15.10 per hour, with opportunities for career development and other employee benefits.

Benefits

20 days holidays per annum

Company pension after 1 year

Career development opportunities

Employee discounts

Bike to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and a friendly demeanor.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior experience in a customer-facing role is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers in a pleasant and helpful manner.
• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained.
• Assist in stock management and waste management.

Skills

Customer service skills

Team player

Can-do attitude

Job description

Overview

From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl.

Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day?

If that sounds like you, earn €450+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.

You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.

What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)

As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store.

Shift patterns

• Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl!
• Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues
• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day

What You'll Do

• Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner
• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store
• Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards
• Following freshness and rotation principles
• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly
• Assisting in the stock count process

What You'll Need

• A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills
• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers
• To be responsible and reliable
• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment
• A good team player
• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude

What You'll Receive

€15.10 rising to €17.40 per hour after 3 years (supplementary pay outlined below)

Unsocial hours worked (12am to 7am)

20 days holidays per annum pro rata

Company pension after 1 year

Genuine opportunities for career development

Individuals recognised as high performing will be invited to join our Leadership Academy as part of your on-going development

Circle K and Private Health Insurance discounts available for all employees

Bike to Work Scheme

Mobile and broadband discounts with Three network

Maternity & Paternity Leave top up, Marriage leave, Employee Assistance Programme

Year 1

• Basic Rate €15.10
• €18.88 (Unsocial Hours)
• €22.65 (Overtime/Sundays)
• €30.20 (Bank Holiday)

Year 2

• Basic Rate €15.70
• €19.63 (Unsocial Hours)
• €23.55 (Overtime/Sundays)
• €31.40 (Bank Holiday)

Year 3

• Basic Rate €16.40
• €20.50 (Unsocial Hours)
• €24.60 (Overtime/Sundays)
• €32.80 (Bank Holiday)

Year 4

• Basic Rate €17.40
• €21.75 (Unsocial Hours)
• €26.10 (Overtime/Sundays)
• €34.80 (Bank Holiday)

Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.