Senior Sales Assistant

Baynesthefamilybakers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A renowned local bakery in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Sales Assistant for their Leith Shop. This position involves preparing and serving a range of delicious bakery products, maintaining displays, and providing exceptional customer service. The role requires flexibility, including early morning shifts starting at 5am and working any 5 days from Monday to Sunday. In return, the bakery offers a competitive hourly rate of £13 plus fantastic benefits, including discounts and complimentary meals during shifts.

Benefits

Colleague discount scheme

Complimentary filled roll and hot drink during breaks

Retail discount for family

Qualifications

• MUST be available for 5am starts.
• Previous food retailing experience / Food to Go.
• Flexible with hours, available to work any 5 days from Monday to Sunday.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve customers with bakery and food to go products.
• Set up and maintain counter and window displays.
• Process customer pre-orders and payments.
• Stock shelves with products.
• Answer customer queries and give product guidance.
• Cleaning of shop and facilities.

Skills

Food retailing experience

Great communication skills

Resilience

Cash handling experience

Job description

Senior Sales Assistant, Leith Shop, EH6 5LA

You will be given various shifts - which will change week to week and will include weekends (when rostered on)- between 5am and 5pm - any 5 days from 7.

MUST be available for 5am starts.

24 hours per week (although additional hours may be available).

£13.00 per hour plus an excellent benefits package (see below).

Who we are.

Bayne’s the Family Bakers have a proud history serving local communities for over 70 years.

We use traditional baking methods to produce the finest, freshest, mouthwatering products which we only sell in our own Bakery Shops.

Our Purpose is to provide our customers with moments of joy which we achieve by demonstrating our 4 values of Customer Focus, Respect, Continuous Improvement & Sustainability.

What your key responsibilities are:

• Prepare and serve customers with a range of hot and cold bakery and food to go products.
• Set up and maintain counter and window displays in line with our guidelines.
• Deal with customer pre-orders and process payment and paperwork accordingly.
• Take payment for goods using electronic tills and processing by cash and card.
• Stock shelves with products.
• Answer queries from customers.
• Give advice and guidance on products to customers.
• Report discrepancies and problems to the management team.
• Cleaning of shop & facilities.

Ideally you will have:

• Previous food retailing experience / Food to Go.
• Great communication skills.
• A positive attitude, we’ll need you to be resilient.
• Cash handling experience / working touch screen tills (don’t worry, we’ll teach you).

You will be required to be flexible with your hours, you will need to be available to work between *Monday to Sunday any 5 days from 7.

Please only apply if you can commit to this.

Benefits:

• Our Colleague discount Scheme, offering you up to 50% off products sold in our shops.
• A complimentary filled roll and hot drink to have during your break when working.
• Retail discount scheme allowing you and your immediate family to save money on the cost of living expenses.
• For a full list on benefits please go to Baynes website.

At Bayne's the Family Bakers, we understand that our success hinges on the strength of our colleagues. That's why we're dedicated to cultivating an environment where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to the fair treatment of colleagues, potential colleagues and our customers regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental health or offending background.