Part Time Sales Assistant/Barista: 20 hours per week over 5 days. Shifts between 06:30-18:30 (Typical shifts to be either 7 am -11 am or 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm).

As a Sales Assistant/Barista at Smith’s Family Kitchen you’ll provide exceptional customer service and as part of a team to deliver our fantastic store standards.

Smith’s Family Kitchen offers over 40 beverage options that are hot, cold, and iced as well as offering fresh baked products in store, patisserie items, hot breakfast, and lunch on the go. Smith’s Family Kitchen prides itself on supporting the local community and giving back to its customers with a wealth of offers, loyalty perks.

Our Bolton Rail store has recently undergone conversion to our Smiths Family Kitchen concept, blending a barista coffee offer with all of the travel essentials that you would expect to find in one of our traditional WHSmith travel locations to offer commuters a one stop shop within the station.

What being a Barista is all about?

• Interact with customers to understand their favourite food and beverage preferences so they get the best experience on every visit
• Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, availability and service
• Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services to your customers
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations
• Carrying out stock replenishment, ensuring all areas of the store remain tidy and inviting for our customers to shop.
• Working as part of a winning team: pulling together with other members in the team to adapt to what can be a changing fast paced environment.

What our Stores would love to see.

• A passion for providing a great customer experience in your stores by Crafting Great coffee with your passion and energy for that Perfect Blend
• Good communication skills and listening skills to understand then customers needs
• Great organisation skills plus strong attention to detail

• Able to work as part of a team, supporting your colleagues and helping to deliver the daily activities
• Motivated to achieve fantastic results and standards.

How we reward our teams:

We know you’ll work hard to make WHSmith a success and our customers happy, so as well as your salary, pension scheme, holidays Hourly paid 6.6 weeks including bank holidays and employee discounts (up to 50%),

we’ll reward you with a range of deals from retail partners that will help you save money and make memories, whether a delicious meal, an adventurous day out, or tickets to see the latest blockbuster.

Whatever the future brings, our Employee Assistance Programme will support you with help and guidance for your well-being whether physical, mental or financial.

About us:

WHSmith has a remarkable heritage and we are growing particularly in our airports, hospitals, rail stations and motorway services. Our aim is simple, to offer our products to everyone on any of life’s journeys. Our InMotion brand, a leading digital accessories business, continues to grow and develop, offering an amazing customer experience with all the latest tech. We have created great partnerships with the likes of M&S and Costa Coffee, ‘broaden our offering’ to our customers throughout the UK. That’s why, as we continue our journey, our aim is simple: to make every one of life’s journeys better!

WHSmith are proud to be an inclusive employer, we want our colleagues to feel welcome, and free to be themselves with us.