Job Title: Sales Assistant
Hours: Part-Time / Full-Time. Flexible hours available to fit in with studying, if required.
Duration: Seasonal and Permanent vacancies available
Pay: £10.90 per hour

The Royal Yacht Britannia is an award-winning, five-star visitor attraction and exclusive evening events venue in Edinburgh, which employs more than 160 staff. This former floating palace of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, usually attracts circa 350,000 visitors a year from around the world, and would normally host circa 100 exclusive evening events per annum.

Britannia provides an exceptional experience for visitors and this dedication to excellence has led to the Royal Yacht being rated as Best UK Attraction (Which Magazine readers). Britannia is also Tripadvisor’s Travellers' Choice Best of the Best award winner, and the top 1% in the world in its category.

Britannia’s Gift Shop is the benchmark for five-star retailing within Scotland’s tourism industry, and we now have a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding Sales Assistant to join our great team.

Working alongside a passionate and friendly team of Sales Assistants you will work over three key areas of the department, selling tickets in our Visitor Centre, working in our busy Gift Shop and running our fudge shop, the NAAFI. Shifts are given to the team 4 weeks in advance and a variety of week and weekend work is required.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, customer focused, with a positive can-do attitude and is someone who enjoys a varied role in a fast-paced environment. It is essential that the candidate is flexible to work over a 7-day period. You must also have a smart appearance, be competent in numeracy and be computer literate. Experience in a customer-focused role within a quality establishment would be advantageous.

Company benefits include:

• 10% employer pension contribution (no employee contribution).
• 33 days pro-rata, annual holiday entitlement.
• Enhanced long service holiday entitlement.
• Life Assurance.
• Complimentary tickets
• Staff discount in the Gift Shop, Royal Deck Tea Room and The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar aboard Fingal Hotel.
• Free car parking for staff.

If you have a warm, outgoing personality and would relish the freedom to interact with visitors of all ages, then why not join our friendly and motivated team?

How to Apply:

As advertised on Britannia's website, www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk. Or please send your CV and a covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role of Sales Assistant to

Kirsty Sibbald
Shop Manager
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6JJ

Closing date: 5 February 2023

Interviews: TBC

No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: One location

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