W J Aldiss Limited is one of East Anglia's leading independent retailers and has been established for over 130 years. We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service and we are looking for a full-time Catering Assistant to be part of our successful business.
Based within the restaurant at the superstore in Norwich, the main duties will include cooking traditional meals; cakes and scones etc, preparing food, serving customers, washing up, clearing tables and maintaining high levels of cleanliness in our restaurant and kitchen areas.
The successful candidate will have previous cooking experience and previous experience of working within a catering environment is desirable.
The hours of work will be 40 per week over 5 days, Sunday to Saturday between the hours of 8.00am and 4.30pm and will include weekends and bank holidays.
We offer a competitive rate of pay of £12.21 per hour (subject to Government pay guidelines) and attractive company benefits together with the opportunity to be part of our friendly team.
Benefits:
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Ability to commute/relocate:
Experience:
• Catering: 1 year (preferred)
• Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
Application deadline: 12/09/2025
W J Aldiss Limited is one of East Anglia's leading independent retailers and has been established for over 130 years. We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service and we are looking for a full-time Driver/Warehouse Assistant to be part of our successful business.
Working as part of a two-person team, the main duties for customer deliveries will include:
• Delivering furniture to customers premises in a safe and timely manner and adhering to driving/tachograph rules;
• Unloading furniture from vans and taking into customers homes in a safe and efficient manner and removing furniture from customers homes as necessary;
• Providing exceptional customer service with politeness and professionalism.
You will be working as part of the warehouse team initially to gain the knowledge and skills that are essential to being able to deliver to our customers. Once you have received the required training, you will be placed on a driver rota and assist with customer deliveries. The training period in the warehouse may be reduced for drivers with appropriate qualifications.
Based at the Distribution Centre in Fakenham, the main warehouse duties will include:
• Assisting with movement of large items of stock around the warehouse and other company premises which will involve lifting, using a forklift or other aids;
• Assisting with loading and unloading goods from vehicles/vans;
• Assisting with stock administration paperwork including receipt of goods;
• General housekeeping duties in and around company premises.
This role will include heavy lifting and manual tasks on a daily basis.
What we are looking for:
• A positive and motivated team player;
• Ability to complete administration paperwork in a timely and accurate manner;
• A full car driving licence is essential;
• A Class 1 and forklift licence is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided for the right candidate.
This is a Monday to Friday position working 40 hours per week between the hours of 8am and 5pm. Only very occasional Saturday working will be required. Bank Holiday working is not required.
We offer a competitive rate of pay of £13.08 per hour plus a driver bonus of £10 per day when out on deliveries:
Delivery driver rate - £13.08 to £14.33 per hour (based on an 8 hour working day)
Warehouse rate - £13.08 per hour
We also offer attractive benefits including staff discount in our stores and cafes.
Application deadline: 03/10/2025
