Bury St Edmunds

Graduate Graphic Designer | Full Time 

We are looking for a graduate graphic designer to join our team, working closely with the Sales Director, Marketing and Website departments to ensure brand consistency across all digital and printed media.

Demonstrating an interest in digital design, primarily you will be responsible for the creation of various digital adverts, email shots, web pages and in store printed point of sale. However, the role is varied and you will be required to assist on any other design and marketing projects that may arise.  You will be 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. A flair for creative copy writing or experience in photography and/or videography would be advantageous, but not essential. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to start or continue a career in graphic design at a large family-run interiors retailer.

Bury St Edmunds

Deliveries Supervisor | Full Time

We are looking to recruit a Deliveries Supervisor at our busy distribution centre on Suffolk Park, Bury St Edmunds. Reporting to the Warehouse and Distribution Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for our delivery crews and the efficient management of customer deliveries, whilst upholding the highest customer service standards.  Previous supervisory experience is essential, along with a good geographical knowledge of the East Anglian Region.  A history in furniture handling or domestic removals would be advantageous and, as this role involves day to day use of our-in house computer system, a good level of IT understanding, including Microsoft Excel, is required.

Bury St Edmunds

Commercial Storage Manager | Full Time 

We are looking for an experienced manager to oversee the commercial storage operation at our purpose built warehouse in Bury St Edmunds.  We provide a variety of services for our clients, which include the storage, handling and distribution of palletised stocks, archived documentation and bulky goods.  You will need to build relationships with our current customers and, at the same time, actively seek new opportunities that will grow the business. You will be required to assist in other areas of the warehouse administration, health and safety and deputise for the Warehouse Manager.  Excellent communication, organisation and IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, are essential and experience of working in a warehouse environment would be an advantage.

Bury St Edmunds

Commercial Flooring Manager | Full Time

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Flooring Manager to head up our team of 20 people, including surveyors and flooring fitters, with an annual turnover in excess of £2 million. Working across the East of England, Glasswells supplies and installs contract flooring into new build housing developments, hotels, schools and hospitals.

You must be capable of performing all aspects of the role from day one. You will need to demonstrate strong leadership skills, liaising with clients and contractors on site, and show that you can plan, control and execute projects to completion, on time, in a safe way and to budget.

Surveying and estimating skills for all types of flooring and carpet installations are essential, along with a full driving license. You will be confident using Microsoft Office and full training will be given for our in-house sales, stock and accounting system. We use the Masterpiece estimating system and experience of working with this would be useful, but not essential.

Hours are 8.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday, or the required hours to get the job done, and salary will be based on experience (£35k – £45k OTE). Other benefits include a company car, group pension, staff discount and discretionary bonuses based on company and personal performance.

Glasswells is a family run business which was founded 75 years ago with a strong heritage in the East of England. This is a rare opportunity to join the management team and we welcome enthusiastic, sales driven applicants who are passionate about flooring and providing the very best level of customer service.

Bury St Edmunds

Cook | Part Time

We are looking for a competent person who is passionate about creating a variety of high quality dishes.  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. Hours include some weekends on a rota basis.

Bury St Edmunds

Homewares Sales Assistant | Part Time | Weekends Only

We are currently looking for a sales adviser to join our Linens, Lighting and Homewares team. This is a permanent position, working weekends. Applicants will be confident, flexible and approachable, with a cheerful and willing attitude to assist our valued customers. You will be required to work weekends only.

Ipswich

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

Receptionist | Full Time

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, 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 I.T. skills are required.  This job will include weekends, and bank holidays on a rota basis.

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.

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.

Ipswich

Head Cook | Full Time

This position is perfect for a competent person who is passionate about creating a variety of high quality dishes.  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. Hours  8.30 – 4.30 Monday to Saturday and 9.00 – 3.30 Sundays, will include working alternate weekends and bank holidays.

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

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 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 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 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.