The Great British Shop is looking for a reliable, hands-on and versatile team member to help across several areas of our shop, bakery, wholesale and online order operations.
This is not a one-station job. Some days you’ll be packing wholesale bakery orders. Other days you’ll be picking and packing online grocery orders going across Canada. You may also help receive stock, clean work areas, support the bakery team or assist in the shop when needed.
We’re looking for someone practical, accurate, physically comfortable with a busy workplace and happy to jump in wherever help is needed.
Main Responsibilities
Wholesale bakery packing
You’ll help prepare our British-style baked goods for wholesale customers across Nova Scotia. This includes:
- Wrapping and packing meat pies and other baked goods
- Labelling products accurately
- Dating products correctly
- Checking quality, appearance and freshness before items leave the building
- Making sure wholesale orders are complete, organized and ready to ship
- Keeping packed products neat, clean and consistent
Attention to detail matters. Our wholesale customers rely on products arriving looking professional, correctly labelled and ready for sale.
Online order fulfilment
You’ll also help pick and pack online orders for our imported British grocery website. These orders ship Canada-wide, including long-distance shipments to Western Canada.
This includes:
- Picking products accurately from order lists
- Packing fragile items such as glass jars, biscuits, crisps and grocery products
- Wrapping parcels carefully so they can handle shipping
- Checking orders for accuracy before they leave
- Helping keep the online order area clean, stocked and organised
A big part of this role is caring about the customer opening the box at the other end.
Receiving and stock support
You may also help receive grocery deliveries and get products onto the shelves or into storage.
This can include:
- Helping unload and move grocery stock
- Checking deliveries against invoices or packing slips
- Organising stock quickly and accurately
- Restocking shelves and storage areas
- Keeping products tidy and easy to find
This is a physically active role involving standing, bending, lifting, carrying and moving stock during the day.
Cleaning and general support
Everyone helps keep the workplace clean and sanitary. Duties may include:
- Sweeping and mopping
- Sanitising surfaces, handles and work areas
- Cleaning trays, tables and packing areas
- Keeping storage and packing areas organised
- Helping the bakery or shop team with small tasks when needed
The Right Person
This role would suit someone who is:
- Reliable and punctual
- Physically comfortable in a busy, hands-on workplace
- Accurate when packing, labelling and checking orders
- Happy doing varied tasks rather than one fixed job all day
- Able to work quickly without being careless
- Clean, organised and aware of food safety
- Comfortable working around baked goods, groceries and wholesale orders
- Willing to help wherever needed
- Interested in British food, groceries or bakery products
Experience in packing, warehousing, food production, retail, grocery, bakery or fulfilment would be helpful, but the right attitude matters most.
Requirements
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- Able to stand and move for much of the shift
- Comfortable lifting and carrying boxes or stock as part of normal duties
- Good attention to detail
- Able to follow instructions carefully
- Comfortable working in a food business with cleaning and sanitation standards
About Us
The Great British Shop is a British grocery store and bakery based in Bayers Lake, Halifax. We make British-style baked goods on site and supply both local retail customers and wholesale customers across Nova Scotia. We also ship imported British groceries to customers across Canada and have a ver busy retail location which is in the centre of everything we do.
We’re a small business, so the role is varied. We need someone who understands that some days are packing-heavy, some days are stock-heavy and some days involve a bit of everything.
Pay: $17.00-$20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- This role is based in Bayers Lake, Halifax. Are you able to get to and from this location reliably for each scheduled shift?
Work Location: In person
