Customer Services Assistant - Petrol Filling Station in Market Deeping

What will you be doing? If being part of a passionate and motivated team that strives to deliver excellent service to our customers, members and communities interests you, then read on. We’re looking for enthusiastic and forward-thinking people who want to make a difference by being there when our communities and customers need us most. As part of a multi-skilled team, you will cover different and diverse tasks in a fast-paced and energetic environment. You’ll support the day-to-day running of the store: working on checkouts, the shop floor, housekeeping, date code checking, temperature checks, administration or even the in-store bakery. You will promote the benefits of membership to customers, encouraging people to join and have a say in how our Society is run. Each day offers new experiences and opportunities to impact and improve the lives of those around you.

How will I know if I am right for this role? If you have flexibility in your working hours, including availability on evenings and weekends, our stores can offer you a wide variety of shifts. You’ll have a chance to work alongside the whole in‑store team, passionate about delivering exceptional service every day, making sure we are there when our customers need us. You don’t need prior experience; you just need to show pride in your appearance and actions, be willing to learn, and have a desire to do and be your best. A warm and friendly character, you will love talking and listening to our customers, you’ll actively play a part in the community spirit of the store and become a valued member of the Society. We can assist you with building skills that can take you wherever you want to go, helping you to achieve your goals. With the training, coaching and guidance offered to you, opportunity to progress is in your hands.

What benefits are available to you? In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

• Fantastic colleague discount – Reward ££’s and discounts across our Retail and Funeral businesses.
• Retail discounts – Our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
• Colleague Dividend – We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
• Colleague recognition – We celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally.
• Personalised learning and development – Easy access to a wide range of training programmes.
• Paid time for volunteering – We encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
• Enhanced family friendly policies – To help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.

Wellbeing

• Annual health check kit and virtual GP – Finger prick blood test kit sent to Square Healthcare for your personal healthcare report, and access to a virtual GP 7 days a week 8am to 8pm for you and your family.
• Colleague assistance programme – Supports you and your family when you need it the most.
• Healthcare Cashplan – Voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
• Company sick pay – Focus on getting better and returning to work in full health.
• Life Assurance – After an initial qualifying period, you’ll get free life assurance cover that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
• We’ve got you – Our colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
• Give as you earn – Helps you support charities which mean something to you.

Financial Wellbeing

• iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream) – Offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.
• The Money Co‑op – Free access to support all aspects of your financial wellbeing, such as savings and loans at competitive rates.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes – Electric Vehicle scheme – Option to purchase your EV through salary sacrifice.
• Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – Option to buy shares within the Society, where they will attract interest and £10 worth of matching shares.
• Cycle to Work scheme – Option to purchase your bicycle and accessories through salary sacrifice.
• Holiday buy – Colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year.
• Company Pension – Access a company pension scheme with us as well as pension wellbeing information.
• Nous – Smart assistant that can save you money and time on managing your household bills.

To find out more about all of these plus many more reasons to join us, please visit Rewards and benefits - Central Coop (careers.coop).

Everyone is welcome here. We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they’ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we’ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process.

Who are we? OurCoop is the UK’s largest independent co‑operative Society, with more than one million Members and 13,000 colleagues operating in communities nationwide. It was formed by bringing together Central Co‑op, The Midcounties Co‑operative and Chelmsford Star Co‑op to create a stronger, member‑owned organisation rooted in shared co‑operative values. The Society trades nationally through its family of businesses while remaining deeply rooted in local communities. Its footprint spans Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Bedfordshire in the South and West; the Midlands including Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Northamptonshire; the North including Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire; and the East of England, including Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. OurCoop and its family of businesses are trading names of Central England Co‑operative Limited.