Job: Retail Assistant

Location: Midleton, Co. Cork

Hours: Day time shift pattern with ad hoc evening events

Role types: Part time & Full time

Contract: Variable hours

Duration: Commence Feb 2025 to Nov 2025

Applications Closing date: January 19th, 2025

About us

At the Midleton Distillery Visitor Experience in Co. Cork, we bring the story of our world-class whiskeys to life. Home to seven iconic brands, our recently revamped visitor centre offers a warm and immersive experience, featuring new bars, a café, and dedicated tasting rooms.

Spanning our historic 15-acre site, visitors can enjoy fully guided tours, premium whiskey tastings, cask-opening experiences, cocktail-making classes, and exclusive behind-the-scenes tours. Each year, we welcome several thousand guests from across the globe, connecting them to our passion for whiskey, deep-rooted history, and renowned production process.

The job

Our Retail Assistants are customer centric, enthusiastic, and charismatic people, responsible for providing courteous, friendly and professional assistance to our visitors from across the globe.

You will be the essential link between our wide range of products and our customers.

Armed with outstanding training, our Retail Assistants contribute to the success of the store by driving sales, delivering great customer service, and offering their knowledge of our products and brands.

You will get to embrace our brands personality and culture, offering a bespoke sales experience dependent on what the customer is looking for.

About you

You’ll have strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with large teams, who are truly passionate about providing an excellent visitor experience.

You should have experience working in a customer facing role either in retail, bars, hotels or customer care with proven experience in sales.

You could be currently studying in one of the Cork universities and looking for part-time hours up to exam time, but open to moving to full time when exams are over.

You could also be working in hospitality or retail and want to move to more daytime focused hours, allowing you spend more quality time with your family and friends.

We are welcoming visitors from all over the world, so if you’re able to speak multiple languages in addition to fluent English, please highlight this in your application.

What we offer

We understand our people are our special ingredient. We treat our employees with respect and offer an environment that is engaging, supportive and collaborative.  We want to make you feel recognised and valued for your contribution to our shared success. Some of our benefits include;

Sunday/ Bank holiday premium: 1.5 times hourly rate on a Sunday & double pay on a bank holidayDaily lunch allowance: You won't go hungry!Profit share: An annual profit share scheme to reward your contribution to the company’s success.Allowance: An annual allowance to spend on our portfolio of products and merchandise, for you to enjoy responsibly.Training: We offer full training on both our product and tours, so don't worry if you are yet to experience the spirits industryHealth & Wellbeing: Our Wellbeing Programme “THRIVE” supports employees across the three main pillars: Life, Body and MindCharity Days: up to 2 days paid leave every year to volunteer at a charity of their choice

Like a well-blended whiskey, we believe that diverse perspectives make us better and we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences to create together the spirit that makes us great.

Interested in joining us?

Please follow the Apply Link and upload your details and answer some basic questions so we understand your interests clearly.

To learn more about our careers, go to our careers page

Visitor Experience Careers - Irish Distillers

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Job Posting End Date:

2025-01-19