CAREERS AT GLASSWELLS
Come and join our fantastic team! Many different careers and vacancies to choose from.
CAREERS AT GLASSWELLS
All careers at Glasswells offer the benefit of a company pension and generous staff discounts (after a qualifying period).
Apply for our vacancies online today, or email us a copy of your CV and we will be in touch if any suitable careers come up in the future.
Ipswich
Curtains & Soft Furnishings Sales Adviser | Full Time
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our already successful team within the soft furnishings department. Experience of ‘made-to-measure’ curtains would be advantageous. This demanding and varied position requires the applicant to have great customer service skills and the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with creative flare, an eye for colour and an interest in interior design.
Bury St Edmunds
Warehouse Assistant | Full Time
We are looking for a Warehouse Assistant within our Goods In department at our home furnishings store on Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds. The role will involve receiving, checking off and ticketing goods, lifting and moving stock around our warehouse and shop floor, working as part of a team and some computer work on our in-house stock system (full training will be provided).
Bury St Edmunds
Assistant Restaurant Manager | Full Time
We require an Assistant Restaurant Manager to help with the day to day smooth running of our busy restaurant. You will ensure that the kitchen, service counter and waiting staff are all working as a team. You will be responsible along with the Restaurant Manager to help recruit, train and motivate your team. You will meet and greet customers, organise table allocations and offer advice about menu choice. You will be able to confidently respond to customer queries and complaints, when deputising for the Restaurant Manager.
Bury St Edmunds
Soft Furnishings Assistant Manager | Full Time
We have an exciting new vacancy for an experienced Retail Assistant Manager to join our successful Soft Furnishings team. Assisting the department Manager and providing support to the team, this is a demanding and varied position, requiring the applicant to have proven management/supervisory experience, including after sales customer care. You will need to demonstrate that you can motivate the team to hit sales targets and prioritise the day-to-day workload within the department. You will be enthusiastic and approachable, with excellent communication skills and a strong sales background. This role involves estimating curtains and blinds, so you will need to have a keen eye for detail, excellent accuracy and a genuine interest in home interiors and design; experience of selling curtains and/or blinds would be preferred, however full training will be given to the right person. This is a full time role, working any five out of seven days, including weekends and bank holidays, on a rota basis.
Bury St Edmunds
Soft Furnishings Sales Adviser | Full Time
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our successful team within the Soft Furnishings department. Whilst experience of ‘made-to-measure’ curtains and blinds would be an advantage, full training will be given to the right person. This demanding and varied position requires the applicant to have great customer service skills and the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with creative flare, an eye for colour and an interest in interior design.
Ipswich
Soft Furnishings & Homewares Manager | Full Time
Responsible for the day to day management of our non-furniture departments, Curtains and Blinds, Bedding, Lighting, Cookshop and Giftware and the team of 14 staff. Applicants must be highly motivated and enthusiastic sales professionals. Reporting to the store general manager, you will ensure the departments give the highest levels of customer service that Glasswells has become renowned for, effectively implement planned promotional activity, motivate your team to achieve sales targets and ensure your product displays remain eye-catching and inspiring. Experience of working within these sectors would be preferable but is not essential.
Ipswich
Interior Designer | Full Time
A creative, yet sales focused person is required to work within our design centre as an Interior Designer. Previous experience is essential; you will be expected to liaise with customers to help with their choices of furniture and soft furnishings, advising on everything from colours to materials. Home visits will also be required to provide an entire design service, from initial sketches and mood boards through to sourcing relevant furniture from the Glasswells’ range, the ultimate objective is to ensure the customer’s design aspirations are met. This is not solely an interior designer role and, as part of the Soft Furnishing team, you will be required to work on the department serving our special customers and assisting with the day-to-day activities as necessary. This is a full-time role, working any five out of seven days, with bank holidays on a rota basis.
Bury St Edmunds
Restaurant Catering Assistant | Part Time
We are looking for part time Catering Assistant to work in our busy Place to Eat Restaurants at our Bury store, duties include pot wash, clearing tables and serving food and drinks. Experience would be preferred, but is not essential hours and days can be flexible but would include some weekend working.
Saffron Walden
Flooring Sales Adviser | Full Time
We require a sales focused person with excellent customer communication skills to join our flooring department in Saffron Walden. You will be responsible for shop sales and visiting customers’ homes to take measurements. You will use our in-house computerised estimating system to create comprehensive and accurate quotations, therefore attention to detail is essential. Experience in the flooring industry would be advantageous, however full training will be given to the right person. A full and clean driving license is required.
Haverhill
Flooring Estimator & Sales Adviser | Full Time
We require a sales focused person with excellent customer communication skills to join our flooring department in Haverhill. You will be responsible for both in-store sales and visiting customers’ homes to take measurements. You will use our in-house computerised estimating system to create comprehensive and accurate quotations, therefore attention to detail is essential. Experience in the flooring industry would be advantageous, however full training will be given to the right person. A full and clean driving license is required.
Bury St Edmunds
Flooring Sales Adviser | Part Time
We require a confident person to assist within the carpet, flooring and rug department in our Bury St Edmunds store. The sales advisor role includes helping customers throughout the department, booking home measures and generally assisting and supporting the carpet and flooring team. Hours of work are: 10.30am – 4.30pm Sunday and 9.30am – 6.00pm one weekday.
Ipswich
Catering Assistant | Part Time | Temporary
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our busy Place to Eat Restaurant in our Ipswich store experience preferred, but not essential. This is a temporary position to cover maternity leave. Will involve working week days as well as alternate weekends.
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Warehouse Assistant | Part Time
We have a part time vacancy (12 – 20 hour per week) at our Warehouse & Storage facility based on the Moreton Hall in Bury St Edmunds. We are looking for a practical person who can competently carry out various odd jobs and general maintenance. Regular work will include operating a ride on floor cleaner and pallet repairs. You will be also be required to assist with general warehousing duties as required.
Bury St Edmunds
Furniture Sales Adviser | Full Time
We are looking for an experienced and highly enthusiastic person to join our Furniture sales team in our busy Bury St Edmunds store. Applicants will have an impressive track record within a sales environment, have the ability to maximise the effectiveness of in-store promotions, be motivated by sales targets and show a flair for engaging with customers to ensure they enjoy their entire Glasswells shopping experience.
Bury St Edmunds
HGV Class 2 Removals Trainee/ Qualified Driver | Full Time
We are looking to recruit an HGV Class 2 driver to work primarily on removals, which will involve occasional overnight periods away from home. You will need to cover local deliveries for the retail side of our business as required. As this position involves handling valuable furniture and liaising directly with our customers, experience would be preferred. A clean driving licence is necessary and you must be up to date with Driver CPC training. We would consider HGV Class 2 training for the right candidate with a clean full drivers licence.
Bury St Edmunds
Restaurant Manager | Full Time
As restaurant manager you will be a brand ambassador for Glasswells, so customer satisfaction is the priority.
The role – we are looking for a dedicated, experienced and enthusiastic restaurant manager to coordinate the operation of the restaurant on a daily basis. Taking responsibility for the restaurants performance, recruitment, training, management and motivating the team whilst making certain that there is consistency of high standards in presentation, quality of the food and service. To ensure the quality of all dishes they are made with fresh local produce onsite daily by the team.
Benefits – Day time working hours, every other weekend off, free parking, staff discount after qualifying period and competitive salary.
Bury St Edmunds
Soft Furnishings Sales Adviser | Part Time | Saturdays Only
We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident assistant to join our Soft Furnishings team. No experience is necessary, full training will be provided on how to sell curtains and blinds and assist our customers with selecting and matching colours and fabrics. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to start working in retail or interior design.
Bury St Edmunds
Graduate Graphic Designer | Full Time
We are looking for a recently graduated graphic designer to join our team, working closely with the Sales Director, Marketing and Website departments to ensure brand consistency across all printed and digital media. Primarily you will be responsible for the creation of various in store point of sale, digital adverts and email shots, however, the role is varied and you will be required to assist on any other design projects that may arise. You will be highly organised and able to prioritise work and meet deadlines; you will need to be flexible and prepared to handle much busier workloads at peak promotional times. You will have a keen eye for detail and a good standard of spelling, grammar and punctuation is essential. Some marketing and creative writing skills would be an advantage.
IPSWICH
Apprentice Floor Layer | Full Time
We are looking for a domestic floor laying apprentice to work out of our Ipswich store.
You would be enrolled onto a 24 month Floorlayers Level 2 course through Floortrain GB which at the end gains an industry recognised qualification.
You will receive on the job training with an experienced floor fitter as well as remote learning and will be trained in all aspects of floor laying including carpets, hard floor, subfloor preparation and finishing. You will be expected to give a high level of customer service to which Glasswells customers have come to expect, working Monday to Friday 40 hours a week. The job is physically demanding and the successful applicant will need to be punctual, reliable and polite.
Bury St Edmunds
Commercial Flooring Surveyor | Full Time
We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and competent sales representative to join our successful Commercial Interiors division. The majority of our work involves the supply and installation of contract flooring and carpets to businesses, working predominantly with house builders across the county. The role involves on-site visits, measuring and estimating and day-to-day project management and communication with our clients. Experience within the flooring supply industry would be advantageous, however full training will be given to any applicants with a strong background in sales (B2B or retail). This is an exciting opportunity for anyone looking to begin a long and rewarding career at Glasswells.
Bury St Edmunds
Warehouse Operative / Forklift Driver | Full Time
A forklift driver is required to work within our busy team at Kempson Way. Applicants must have an articulated (Aislemaster/Bendi/Flexi) and/or counterbalance forklift license and a full driving license would be advantageous. Experience in goods in, picking, packing, despatch, computerised location systems and stock control would be useful.
Bury St Edmunds
DRIVERS | Full Time
We are looking for HGV class 2 and 7.5 Tonne drivers. The position involves handling valuable possessions and liaising directly with our customers, so experience would be preferred. Working as part of a two-person team, you will need to be physically fit and strong to safely lift heavy household items. A clean driving licence is necessary and you must be up to date with Driver CPC training.
Ipswich
Cook | Full Time
This position is perfect for a competent person who is passionate about creating a variety of high quality dishes from scratch. Strong organisational skills and a flair for cooking are required in this multi-tasking role where you will be responsible for the quality, presentation and consistency of the orders within the kitchen, ensuring they meet our high standards and are delivered to our customers on time. Alternate weekends, no evenings.
Bury St Edmunds
Receptionist | Full Time | Bury St Edmunds
We are looking for a confident administrator to work on our customer facing Reception desk. You will have excellent communication skills, an outgoing personality and the ability to work well as part of a team. This varied role includes dealing with customer enquiries, both in store and over the telephone, email and live chat, processing orders on our in-house computer system, taking payments and handling cash, arranging deliveries, plus general post and filing duties. A good level of IT skills are required. This job will include working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
APPRENTICESHIPS AT GLASSWELLS
If you are looking to start a rewarding career with a successful family-run independent business, we would love to hear from you. An apprenticeship at Glasswells will allow you to work with some of the finest experts in the industry, learning valuable skills and providing the opportunity for promotion and growth.
Bury St Edmunds
Apprentice Carpet & Floor layer | Full Time
We are looking for domestic floor laying apprentices to work out of our Bury St Edmunds store, working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. You will be enrolled onto a 24 month Floorlayers Level 2 course, through Floortrain GB, completion of which gains an industry recognised qualification. The starting salary is £4.50 per hour.
You will receive on the job training with an experienced floor fitter, as well as remote learning, and will be trained in all aspects of floor laying including carpets, hard floor, subfloor preparation and finishing. You will be expected to provide the high level of customer service that Glasswells customers have come to expect.
The job is physically demanding and the successful applicant will need to be punctual, reliable and polite.
Bury St Edmunds
Apprentice HGV Class 2 Drivers (Minimum age 18yrs old) | Full Time
We are looking for apprentices to join the team at our Central Warehouse and Distribution Centre in Bury St Edmunds, working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. You will be enrolled onto a 12 month LGV Driving Level 2 course, completion of which gains an industry recognised qualification. The starting salary is £4.50 per hour.
You will receive on the job training with an experienced delivery/removal driver, as well as remote learning, and will be trained in all aspects of furniture deliveries and assemblies, home removals, and general warehouse work. You will be expected to provide the high level of customer service that Glasswells customers have come to expect.
You will need to have a clean and full current driving licence and be aged 18 or over. The job is physically demanding and the successful applicant will need to be punctual, reliable and polite.
Bury St Edmunds
Apprentice Hospitality Production Chef | Full Time
We are looking for a production chef apprentice to join the team in our in-store Place to Eat restaurant in Bury St Edmunds, working five out of seven days on a rota basis, 37.5 hours per week. You will be enrolled onto a 12 month Production Chef course at West Suffolk College, completion of which gains an industry recognised qualification. The starting salary is £4.50 per hour.
Working primarily back of house, you will receive on the job training, as well as remote learning, and will be trained in all aspects of core restaurant hospitality and catering. You will be expected to provide the high level of customer service that Glasswells customers have come to expect.
You will need to be confident, punctual, reliable and polite.
Bury St Edmunds
Apprentice Hospitality Team Member | Full Time
We are looking for a hospitality apprentice to join the team in our in-store Place to Eat restaurant in Bury St Edmunds, working five out of seven days on a rota basis, 37.5 hours per week. You will be enrolled onto a 12 month Hospitality Team Member Level 2 or Level 3 course at West Suffolk College, completion of which gains an industry recognised qualification. The starting salary is £4.50 per hour.
Working primarily front of house, you will receive on the job training, as well as remote learning, and will be trained in all aspects of core restaurant hospitality and catering. You will be expected to provide the high level of customer service that Glasswells customers have come to expect.
You will need to be confident, punctual, reliable and polite.
Bury St Edmunds
Apprentice Administrator | Full Time
We are looking for an apprentice administrator to join the team at our Bury St Edmunds store, working five out of seven days on a rota basis, 37.5 hours per week. You will be enrolled onto a 18 month Business Administration Level 3 course at West Suffolk College, completion of which gains an industry recognised qualification. The starting salary is £4.50 per hour.
Assisting in various areas of the business as required, from behind the scenes website, accounts and buying departments, to front of house reception and customer service, you will receive on the job training, as well as remote learning, and will be trained in many different aspects of retail administration.
You will need to demonstrate excellent IT and communication skills, accuracy and be punctual and reliable.
