Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager - Full Time

• Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £31,449 - £32,648 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 Parkhead, Glasgow City. This is a permanent full time position working various shifts across five days each week, usually including at least one weekend shift. For full time positions, full flexibility in availability throughout the week, including weekends, is required.

Pay & Benefits

The salary offered for this position is between £31,449.60 and £32,648.16 per annum on a 43 hour contract.

• 30 days holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as 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 a great service to our customers.
• Be responsible for developing your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback.
• Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager and responsible for ensuring that 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 ensure the control of 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 can get on with everyone and build strong relationships.
• To be trustworthy and reliable, as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend upon you to perform your duties to the best of your ability at all times.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.
• To complete a Basic DBS check (England/Wales) or Disclosure Scotland check (Scotland) if hired for the advertised position. This check will be sent to you and confirm if you have any previous or unspent convictions. Employment is subject to a satisfactory check.

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 and back up our value with a focus on delivering an old fashioned, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Contract information

Position: ASM, Hours: 43, Days: 5