Assistant Manager

Farmfoods Ltd; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned grocery retailer is seeking a Full-Time Assistant Manager in Weston-super-Mare. The role involves leading a team, ensuring operational efficiency, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates should exhibit strong leadership skills, be people-oriented, and have some management experience. This position offers a salary between £30,240 and £31,392 with benefits including staff discounts and career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Great training and development opportunities

Workplace pension

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.
• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work with the shop manager for efficient shop operations.
• Develop your team through coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure the shop routines for cleanliness and safety are followed.
• Motivate and guide your team in controlling costs.
• Support with recruitment and induction of new members.

Skills

People skills

Team leadership

Operational cost control

Trustworthiness

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time

Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week. Pay: £30,240 – £31,392 per annum. Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit a new Assistant Manager for our shop in Weston‑super‑Mare, Somerset. We offer a permanent full‑time position working a variety of shifts 5 days from 7 each week, usually including at least one weekend shift.

Please note that for full‑time positions we will generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

Pay & benefits

The salary offered for this position is between £30,240.00 and £31,392.52 per annum on a 43 hour contract.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from the following:

• 30 days holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• A staff benefits package including a virtual GP, discounted cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

As one of our assistant managers you will:

• Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop and provide great service to our customers.
• Be responsible for the development of your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback.
• Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager and ensure customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.
• Take responsibility for motivating and guiding your team to control operational costs, including shrinkage, waste and payroll.
• Support the shop manager with recruitment and induction of new team members.

You will need:

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be a ‘people person’ who finds it easy to get on everyone and is able to build strong working relationships with the people you work with.
• Trustworthy and reliable, as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend upon you to do your job to the best of your ability at all times.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.

More than just a job

There are many long‑term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have great training programmes in place and always look to promote to shop and area manager positions from within. Many people in senior management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

A bit about us

Farmfoods is a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family‑oriented goods, backed up with an ‘old‑fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Contract information

Position: ASM, Hours: 43, Days: 5