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Careers Sales Assistant
Job Title: Sales Assistant
Location: Birds Bakery, Loughborough Town Centre
Hours: 10 hours per week (must be able to work every Friday and Saturday on a permanent basis)
Salary: £12.71 per hour (depending on age, details below)
Location
Loughborough, 10 Market Place, Loughborough, LE11 3EA
Employment Type
Part-time
Hours
10 p/w
Salary
£12.71 p/w
Purpose
The purpose of a bakery sales assistant is to serve customers, sell bakery products and help keep the shop clean and organised, as well as a friendly and welcoming environment. Making sure customer service and quality is at the forefront of everything we do.
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 for example offering hot drinks with food, or a nice little treat in upselling confectionaries goods.
- Prepare and serve a range of hot and cold bakery and food-to-go / eat in products.
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Shifts
Fridays and Saturdays, hours to be confirmed. Please note that this is not a position for just the summer, you will need to be able to commit to the working days from September too!
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- Previous experience in food retail is preferred but not essential as we will give you all the training you need to be successful.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- A positive attitude and the ability to stay resilient in a busy environment.
- Experience handling cash or working with tills / Card machines (training will be provided).
- Flexibility to work shifts between Monday and Sunday.
Qualifications
Training will be provided for suitable applicants.
Benefits
- Employee staff discount
- 4 weeks annual leave (Pro rata), increasing incrementally to 5 weeks after 5 years 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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