Number of openings for this position
- 2
Schedule
- Day shift
Benefits
- On-site parking
- Company events
- Free Parking
Reference ID
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, local, family-run business in a key supervisory position. Our payment area and dry goods supervisors are responsible for keeping our dry goods areas well stocked, clean and looking fantastic, whilst also ensuring that our payment area runs smoothly and operate within our policies. For the right candidate, there is the opportunity to progress to assistant/store manager. No knowledge of horticulture is required as full training is available. All you need is enthusiasm and a willingness to get stuck in.
The job is very hands on and can be quite physical – involving being on your feet all day and heavy lifting – so a good level of physical fitness and enjoyment of physically demanding work would be required.Regular weekends and bank holidays would be required to suit the business needs – Please do not apply if you cannot regularly work weekends.
The role will include the following responsibilities:
- Retail store administration and payment area management – including HR, head office liaison, training of new employees
- Training and developing the payment area team
- Ordering and restocking the Dry Goods for the store
- Managing small teams and working individually to merchandise the dry goods
- EPOS management, stock taking and monitoring
- Offering a high level of customer service
For career minded people we can offer training and progression with salaries of £35k to £40k plus and we are always actively seeking hardworking, bright people who want to build a solid horticultural / retail career with our company. We have exceptional managers at this site and within our company that are looking for great candidates to train and develop.
This role has excellent career potential for the right candidate. You will be part of a six person management team running a busy retail garden centre reporting to the store manager / head office.
We can offer rates of pay well above the industry average, a long-term career in retail as well as plenty of opportunities to advance in retail management. The starting rate of this role is between £13 and £15 which is equivalent to between £27,000- £31,000 per year. Holiday is pro rata based on days worked – approx. 28 days per year.
Please Note:
- All applicants will need reliable transport / lift to work as public transport is limited.
- Frequent weekend working is required as part of a staff rota – please do not apply if you can’t work weekends
- All our retail work requires physical lifting and carrying all day – working on your feet during the day / serving customers and being active. The work suits people who enjoy being fit, healthy and mobile.
All hourly wage rates subject to successful completion of short initial trial period before we look to train and progress your career with us. We can offer fast pay rises and promotions for bright, hardworking applicants with excellent career prospects as part of our 100 strong staff team across five horticultural garden centres located in Devon and Somerset. We are the largest grower / retailer of garden plants in the south west UK.
Our company has a proven, successful system for promoting staff over a three to six month period to higher paid roles within the company.
How to Apply for this role
- Please send your CV (and a covering letter if available) as soon as possible. We will only respond to applicants who we wish to interview.
- Interviews will be held within the following few days and weeks
- The interview process will be informal and friendly and involve completion of an application form and an in-depth chat about the roles on offer.
- There is no closing date for these positions unless they are filled.
We currently have many vacancies so please visit our website (www.growndirect.co.uk) to view our other vacancies.
