Farm Shop Assistant

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About the role
The Leckford Estate was purchased by John Spedan Lewis (the founder of the Partnership) in 1928 as his private estate, converted into a limited company in 1929 and is now part of the John Lewis Partnership. In August 2001 the Leckford Estate became part of Waitrose & Partners, providing a real focus for it to produce food for the Partnership's food stores under the Leckford brand. Located in the heart of rural Hampshire, Leckford Estate is an area of outstanding beauty and only 25 minutes from the New Forest. Join us and you'll enjoy a remarkable and unrivalled working environment and setting.

At a glance
Salary - £11.44 - £12.00 per hour
Contract type - Permanent
Hours of work - Full Time (39 Hours per week)

About the role
As a Farm Shop Assistant, you will have high standards of customer service and will be required to work as part of the team and be organised in your duties to meet the needs of the busy Farm Shop & Cafe.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

1. Primarily working in the cafe, food handling and preparation with high standards of service and hygiene expected.
2. Engaging with customers, replenishing stock, housekeeping, and operating the tills as a selling assistant in the shop.
3. Representing the Waitrose brand and maintaining our amazing customer service reputation.
4. Upholding the standards of the shop through good cleaning and display skills.
5. Complying with all specific food safety legislation, procedures, and standards when working in the cafe.
6. Supporting the running of events as required.

Essential Skills you will need:

• Advanced customer service skills.
• Ability to work as a team.

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:

• Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Certificate.
• Food Preparation in a retail environment.

Benefits of the Partnership and the role:

• Full-time working holiday entitlement of 22 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is prorated for part-time hours).
• Excellent work-life balance, including a focus on well-being and flexible working, and our market-leading equal parenthood leave policy.
• Defined Contribution pension scheme with matched contributions by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay after three years' service, regardless of contributions.
• Partnership discount in store and online after completing your Earning Membership period (25% off in John Lewis, 20% in Waitrose, some exclusions apply).
• Simple cycle to work support scheme.
• Access to exclusive hotels based in some of Britain's most beautiful areas after three months of service.
• Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us at this link.

Next Steps

• The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything in time.
• You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience and for showing interest in joining JLP.

About The Partnership
We're the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees; we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you'll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all our Partners to have a good work-life balance and support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing, or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.