Retail Assistant - London

Our Daylesford family is growing, and we are looking for an engaging and passionate Retail Assistant to join us.

With amazing career progression, we will train and develop you every step of the way to be the best that you can be with the opportunity to build your career with us. 

Full time contract, based on 40 hours per week, £9.00 per hour plus up to £0.80 per hour of service charge.  

Flexibility is key in this role and would include working weekends. Shifts are generally spread over 5 days and can start from 5.00am.

We Offer

• Competitive salary plus service charge
• Training and development to advance your career
• Up to 28 days holiday (incl. bank holiday)
• 50% staff lunch discount
• 30% company discount
• Free organic tea, coffee, artisan bread and fresh fruit on shift
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Opportunity to gain industry recognised qualifications (e.g. WSET, SCAE)
• Free uniform

About you

As a Retail Assistant your purpose is to deliver exceptional experience to our customers through excellent service. We focus on demonstrating world-class product knowledge on an incredibly diverse product range and relish in the fact that our offering is often exclusive.

Your communication skills will be first class and you'll enjoy interacting with customers. We’ll teach you knowledge about our seasonal and organic produce and our ethical and sustainable farming practices, so you can share it with our customers. It is essential you are fully flexible to work varying shifts including weekends.

You must be prepared for heavy lifting, as well as replenishing the shop floor and deal with morning deliveries. Previous experience in a fast-paced food retail or restaurant environment would be highly advantageous.

Main responsibilities

• Engage with customers and deliver an amazing service
• Gain good product and company knowledge and share it with customers
• Accurately handle cash while using our till system
• Deliver fantastic produce and outstanding store, café and kitchen cleanliness
• Demonstrate a can-do attitude while working as a team

Our story

Over forty years ago, we began to turn our family’s farmland over to sustainable, organic farming, first in Staffordshire and then in the Cotswolds, and we continue to be dedicated to growing, producing and cooking seasonal, organic food. Daylesford is one of the most sustainable organic farm and own some of the most sustainable restaurants in the whole country.

If you would like to be part of our truly unique business – we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV today

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