Position Overview & Specifications
Tea Mixologists-Seasonal
Who are Bird & Blend Tea co?
Bird & Blend was set up and is run by Krisi and Mike, who met whilst studying Politics (of all things!) at university. Starting off packing tea in their bedroom and attending markets, building Bird & Blend from scratch while staying true to our ethos and values has been Krisi and Mike’s passion. Now with an awesome team, multiple retail stores & a thriving international online store, Bird & Blend is leading the way in tea innovation in the UK.
You can read heaps more information about us and our mission here: https://www.birdandblendtea.com/pages/our-story
What does a Tea mixologist do?
We Create a fun, interactive and exceptional customer experience for our customers!
On a daily basis you can find us mixing up tea based drinks, being knowledgeable and passionate about both our growing, independent company and our unique tea blends.
We also dabble in normal tasks involved in a retail sales assistant role such as transaction handling, cleaning, stock taking, opening and closing jobs etc, sampling in store, outside the store and at events. - It's a TEAriffic Role!
Does this sound like you?
- A passion for tea and amazing customer service.
- Confidence and friendliness, you must be up for talking to every single person who comes through the door and being comfortable with sampling outside/at events.
- An eye for detail and pride in your work, willingness to go the extra mile to make a customer’s day.
- Can work quickly and efficiently when required. Adapting the service level depending on your customers needs.
- Flexibility over the festive season, including Christmas eve & 27th of December through to early January.
- Has a passion for the environment and can support B&B in reaching impact goals set out in the sustainability and impact strategy. (We are on the B-Corp Journey!)
- Would like to work for an Ethical brand, alongside like minded people who love to feel empowered daily.
- Similar experience based in retail or hospitality.
Are there any perks?
Of course there are, for all your hard work you will get:
- To be a member of a small independent who truly cares about its team and will support its team members in any areas in which they wish to grow.
- To be a member of a fun, friendly & supportive team who like to have fun at work.
- Hourly wage of £9.95
- Free tea drinks when working
- Monthly tea allowance and a generous staff discount
- Retail Trust Membership -Supporting your wellbeing
- Membership of company pension scheme (if applicable)
- Holiday accrual that grows with loyalty
Now what?
All that's left to do is grab yourself a brew and hit apply!
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all, applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
PS, We are also a living wage employer - Wahey!