Customer Assistant - Cafe - Hereford

CompanyM&S

LocationHereford, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/5/2026

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Occupation Type

Kitchen and catering assistants

Occupation Code Skill LevelIneligible

Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship

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Description

Cafe Customer Assistant,

Summary

Cafe Customer Assistant

All the details

Working Pattern

Week 1

Mon - 0900 - 1500

Wed - 0900 - 1500

Thur - 0900 - 1500

Sat 0800 - 1600

Week 2

Sun - 1030 - 1630

Tues - 0900 - 1500

Wed 0900 - 1500

Friday 0900 - 1700

Under 18 disclaimer

To comply with health and safety legislation and keep our colleagues safe in the workplace, colleagues in this role must be 18 years of age or older.

Join our team in the M&S Café – the heart of our store and a place where customers come to recharge. This is a hands-on, high-pressure role for those who can handle pace, stay calm under pressure, and still deliver warm, five-star service.

You'll be a brand ambassador, making great food and drink recommendations while ensuring the café operates smoothly, even during the busiest periods.

Being digitally confident is essential. You’ll use our tools to take and fulfil orders fast, keeping customers moving and satisfied.

Efficiency and effectiveness are key aspects of your role. You’ll maintain impeccable food safety standards while juggling orders and queues.

At M&S, our customers don’t wait. You’ll be fast and relentlessly focused on delivering quality under pressure while focusing on delivering five-star service.

Teamwork matters. You’ll support colleagues and contribute to a high-performance culture that meets customer needs – no matter how hectic it gets.

Flexibility is also vital. You’ll adapt quickly, working where needed with pace.

It’s intense but, for the right person, incredibly rewarding. Are you ready for it? Take Your Marks and apply today.

Purpose

To deliver a great shopping experience for their customers, putting customers before task every time
Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude
Complete tasks and processes that deliver ‘best in town’ standards
Serve and sell across all channels brilliantly well
Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve

Key Accountabilities

Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well – on the shop floor and at service points
Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy
Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job
Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better
Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence
Own their own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions
Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities
Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services

Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations

Understand the store priorities and their part to play

Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs

Minimise cost and waste through good process practice

Follow safe and legal working practices

Key Capabilities

Understands how M&S operates its strategy, future and the role they play
Committed to delivering excellent work fast with great attention to detail
Open to and acts on feedback, asking for this regularly
Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans
Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met
Is curious and asks questions to challenge the status quo – ask why the company does things the way it does things
Effective at communicating their intentions to others; ensures communication is clear and simple
In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team
Copes well with change and work challenges and recovers quickly from its impact

Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection

Technical Skills/ Experience

Contributing to store sales and cost control
Work across the store to get things done right first time within timescales
Comprehensive knowledge of customer shopping channels
Good level of product knowledge and services across the store
Up to date knowledge of the commercial operation and brilliant basics
Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools and applications
Understand customer needs and spot selling opportunities
Adapting to change
Good Knowledge of VM principles

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

Customers
Colleagues
Store Leadership
BIG