Fresh Counter Associate - Liverpool Street, London

Fresh Counter Associate - Liverpool Street, London

Company Description

Located in the heart of the City, Eataly London is a diverse, multi-outlet operation that harmoniously combines retail, restaurants, bars, and various other departments to create an exceptional guest experience. As part of the Eataly London team, you'll contribute to our mission of sharing the rich flavours and traditions of Italy with our guests while fostering a vibrant atmosphere for friends and families to gather. Founded in Northern Italy in 2007, Eataly has since expanded its unique stores and concepts to 14 countries across 3 continents. Each location is dedicated to sharing our core ethos of EAT, SHOP, and LEARN.

Position

Earnings: £13.42h + 5% quarterly bonus

Location: London, EC2M 3YD

Contract type: Permanent, 40 hours per week with paid overtime.

As the Fresh Counter Associate, you will be part of our grocery team and work on one of our fresh counters. We have 4 counters where we sell meat, fish, dry/cured meats, and cheese. You will attend to both the needs of our guests and colleagues from other areas of the store needing product from the counters. The Fresh Counter Associate will manage and control stock rotation, ordering, cutting, cleaning, weighing, and packaging. You will become an expert on our produce and share your knowledge with our customers.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Working at either our fresh fish counter, meat counter, or cheese counter.
• Assist customers with selection and purchase of fresh items from the counters.
• Receiving new deliveries of fresh produce and storing stock according to food safety regulations.
• Providing the kitchen with necessary items when needed.
• Prepare cuts of meat and fish to the highest standard according to customer needs.
• Cleans, cuts, weighs, packages, and labels produce.
• Ensures all items are rotated according to 'First In First Out' (FIFO) standards.
• Cutting, deboning, and portioning of meat being delivered to the store.
• Clean and fillet fish.

Requirements

• Experience working with slicing or portioning fresh meat, fish or cheese.
• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending, and squatting.
• Able to work safely with knives, hand tools, utensils, and other specialist equipment.
• Willingness to be flexible and support multiple teams.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Right to work in the UK.

Other information

THE PERKS OF BEING AN 'EATALIAN'

• Free meal on shift.
• Training dedicated to personal development and careers progression opportunities.
• 20% employee discount across retail, bars, and restaurants.
• "Refer a Friend" bonus scheme.
• Lifestyle and culture discounts through our benefit supplier.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 30 days holiday allowance that increases with length of service up to a maximum of 36 days (pro-rata)
• Technology and gym benefit available.
• Company Pension.
• Healthcare cash plan scheme.
• Employee assistance program.
• And much more available through our benefits platform.