September 9, 2024

Lidl

Letterkenny

FULL TIME

Customer Assistant - Port Road, Letterkenny

Summary

From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl.

Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day?
If that sounds like you, earn €440+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.

Your role will be varied working across different shift times, tasks and with different colleagues.

What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)
As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store.

Shift Patterns:

Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, your role will be to get our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl!
Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, your role will be to ensure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues
Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, your role will be to ensure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day by following merchandising principles before closing time

What you'll do

Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner
Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store
Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards
Following freshness and rotation principles
Ensuring all waste is managed correctly
Assisting in the stock count process

What you'll need

A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills
The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers
To be responsible and reliable
To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment
A good team player
Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude

What you'll receive

Through our salary system, we ensure pay equality across all positions at Lidl

€14.80 rising to €16.90 per hour after 3 years (supplementary pay outlined below)
Unsocial hours worked (12am to 7am)
20 days holidays per annum pro rata
Company pension after 1 year
Genuine opportunities for career development
Individuals recognised as high performing will be invited to join our Leadership Academy as part of your on-going development
Circle K and Private Health Insurance discounts available for all employees
Bike to Work Scheme
Mobile and broadband discounts with Three network
Maternity & Paternity Leave top up, Marriage leave, Employee Assistance Programme

Year 1

Basic Rate €14.80
€18.50 (Unsocial Hours)
€22.20 (Overtime/Sundays)
€29.60 (Bank Holiday)

Year 2

Basic Rate €15.35
€19.19 (Unsocial Hours)
€23.03 (Overtime/Sundays)
€30.70 (Bank Holiday)

Year 3

Basic Rate €15.90
€19.88 (Unsocial Hours)
€23.85 (Overtime/Sundays)
€31.80 (Bank Holiday)

Year 4

Basic Rate €16.90
€21.13 (Unsocial Hours)
€25.35 (Overtime/Sundays)
€33.80 (Bank Holiday)

Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community