visual merchandiser Sudbury, East of England, England
Job description
Garden Centre Assistant
Full-time (5 days a week, to include one day at the weekend)
Working with our retail area supporting our sales and till assistants; we are looking for motivated individuals who can follow instructions and communicate with customers. You will support our mission to offer a memorable garden centre experience; delivering wow customer service and giving employees, customers, suppliers and community a reason to smile.
Rewards and Benefits
In addition to the hourly wage, you will receive the following benefits:
- Discount – Discount – From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one years service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
- Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply (part-time pro rata)
- Annual Christmas bonus
- Part-uniform provided
- Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
- Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata)
- Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express, M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
- Workplace pension
- Free parking
Key duties
- Moving trolleys, throughout the day you will be collecting empty trolleys from the car park and returning them to the shop areas
- Assisting customers by carrying purchases to their vehicles, particularly with heavy or bulky items, helping load into cars and answering basic queries
- Moving stock from the warehouse and moving promotional materials and displays
- Maintaining the cleanliness of the garden centre and stock areas, carrying out cleaning duties and minor maintenance works
Your capabilities
- Good verbal communication skills, and customer service skills, confident in dealing with members of the public
- Able to follow instructions from your supervisors, and work on your own initiative
- You are able to lift, carry or move products and purchases (e.g. large compost bags, stone garden pots, garden furniture etc.)
Requirements
- You’ll need to work one alternating day each weekend – Saturday one weekend, Sunday the next
- You’ll need to work some bank holidays (as part of a rota with other assistants)
For further information please visit the Perrywood website https://www.perrywood.co.uk/careers/
If this Garden Centre Assistant position sounds like the ideal opportunity for you then apply to us directly, we’d love to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £7.49-£10.59 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Application question(s):
- Due to our rural location public transport is limited, do you have your own transport?
Experience:
- Customer Service: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Garden Centre Assistant - Sudbury
About Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 201 to 500 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.perrywood.co.uk
Year Founded: 1984
