About the Role
COBS Bread is seeking personable Sales Assistants to provide an exceptional customer experience and share their love of freshness with loyal customers. No experience is necessary, just the right attitude and a willingness to learn.
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a small team, providing an exceptional customer experience, and getting to know regular, loyal customers.
- Be responsible for merchandising product and executing marketing campaigns.
- Keep the bakery clean and assist with production as needed, including learning to bake scones, Danishes, and more.
Requirements
- Takes pride in providing a great and personable experience for customers.
- Experience in handling cash, credit card, and debit transactions is preferred.
- Relevant retail experience is a strong asset.
- Positive attitude and friendly demeanor.
- Reliable, self-motivated, and enjoys learning new skills.
- Team player who is approachable and likes working with people.
- Continuous standing/walking for all tasks.
- Constant use of both hands, and frequent forceful gripping.
- Continual operation of the POS system.
- Frequent lifting and carrying up to 7.5 kg, reaching below shoulder level, bending and turning.
- Occasional lifting and carrying up to 22 kg, pushing, pulling, crouching, bending and reaching above shoulder level.
Skills
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Marketing campaign execution
- Bakery production
- Cash handling
- Credit card transactions
- Debit transactions
- Sales
- Leadership
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Flexible hours
Experience Level
- No experience necessary
Salary/Compensations
- $17.60-$18.50 per hour to start
Benefits
- Fun work environment
- Flexible hours
- Complimentary products on shift
- Career advancement opportunities
- Robust and ongoing training program
- Bronze and Silver Sales Development Qualification
- Benefits for all full-time employees
About the Company
- COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight, an Australian-owned company established in 1980.
- Operates as Bakers Delight in Australia and New Zealand, and as COBS Bread in Canada and the USA.
- Has grown to more than 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA.
- The network employs over 15,000 people, serving more than 2.1 million customers each week.
- All baked goods are made fresh on the same day they are sold.
- Unsold items are donated daily to local charities and food banks.
- Success is attributed to product quality, people development, and warm, friendly customer service.
Equal Opportunity
- Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.
- If contacted for a job opportunity, advise of any accommodations needed to ensure a fair and equitable process.
- Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
