Job description
About us:
At The Coffee Pro, we’re passionate about all things coffee! We’re a specialty retail coffee shop with the largest KCup collection in HRM, as well as some giftware items.
Our team also runs Rescue Coffee Co, a wholesale business that helps rescue animals in need. Perfect for any pet lover who loves coffee!
Job opening: retail shop assistant | part-time
- start date: immediate | flexible start date
- availability: Mon - Fri from 9:30 - 5:30 & Sat 10-5 |
- compensation: $15.20 per hour + 4% vacation
- apply by: Wednesday, July 31st 2024
Role responsibilities:
- Working primarily in our retail shop, located at 961 Bedford Highway, but able to travel between our locations, and occasionally to our warehouse. (Reliable Transportation is preferred, but not a deal breaker)
- Assisting customers, answering questions & providing a welcoming & delightful experience in the shop.
- Packaging product & organizing the studio and shop space.
- Fulfilling online orders from both retailers & customers.
- Receiving inventory, pricing products & merchandising.
- This includes breaking down cardboard boxes
- This may mean moving boxes from our sales floor to our shelves outback. Some lifting is required.
- Cleaning the shop at the end of your shift to ensure that we keep a welcoming, safe & clean environment for our staff & customers.
- Working in Shopify to create orders, track inventory, update our webstore, etc.
- Be responsible for opening & locking up the store.
- Assistance with retailer payments, accounts payable and other administrative tasks., as required.
- Creating *some* photo and video content for social media (mostly story shop tours, and other simple requests). We do have a content team to do more formalized shoots and product photography.
- Must work well independently (you will be working alone).
We are looking for someone who:
- Is reliable, trustworthy & dedicated to our team & our company.
- Can recommend excellent coffee and keep our customers caffeinated.
- Loves small business, makers, dreamers & shopping local.
- Has an ALL IN, open & flexible attitude. (Retail is ever-changing).
- Wouldn't dream of saying "that's not my job" ... like ... please no.
- Loves working as part of a small team, but also is comfortable working alone.
- Is a self-starter & seeks solutions before coming to management with problems to solve.
- Takes their work seriously, but doesn’t take themselves too seriously (we like to be silly & have a good time at work).
- Is detail oriented, thorough & cares about the work they put out in the world.
- Is friendly, loves people, is polite, enthusiastic & loves to work hard & have fun!
Additional considerations:
- Must be comfortable taking your breaks at your own discretion, when there are no customers in the store (as you will be working alone).
- There is a 3 month probationary period, to establish that we are a good fit for each other! Background check may be required.
- All interested candidates are invited to apply by emailing (or dropping off) your resume & a note about why you're the perfect fit for our company to:
Katie Lunn at:
- info@thecoffeepro.ca
- 961 Bedford Hwy, Bedford, NS
Looking forward to meeting you! ✨✨✨