Market Street Fishmonger

About the role

Our fresh fish counters are a huge part of what makes Market Street special. As Foodmakers and Shopkeepers, our Fishmongers prepare and sell fresh fish products, offer cooking advice, and make sure our local shoppers enjoy a clean, safe, and welcoming store environment. Reporting into the Market Street Manager, you’ll bring a proactive approach to the fish counter. You'll scale, skin, fillet, and pin bone fish to company and customer specs, helping both in-store and online shoppers get delicious seafood ready for their meals.

Responsibilities

• Put customers first: Deliver friendly, helpful service that highlights our traditional skills, sharing specialist preparation and cooking advice to help build sales.
• Prepare quality catches: Fillet, scale, skin, pin bone, gut, cut, weigh, and price fish products to exact company and customer specifications.
• Maintain vibrant displays: Keep fresh fish displays well-stocked, fresh, and attractive throughout the trading day to ensure customer confidence in product availability.
• Keep operations safe and legal: Follow all safe and legal guidelines, managing temperature controls, COSHH chemicals, PPE, and allergen procedures while keeping work areas clean and hazard-free.

Requirements

• Must be over school leaver's age.
• Some roles require you to be over 18 due to health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

Experience as a skilled fishmonger, working behind a fresh food counter, or in a professional kitchen; a passion for quality fresh food and great service.

Skills

• Competent in cleaning, preparing, filleting, pin boning, scaling, skinning, and gutting products to customer satisfaction.
• Comfortable with a mix of physical activity in a fast-paced environment and confident using department equipment and tools safely.
• Friendly, approachable, and energised by customer interaction, using product knowledge to answer queries and resolve customer needs quickly.
• Shares ideas, supports colleagues, and takes a practical approach to stock rotation, date checking, and minimising waste.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities – read more about our Leadership School
• Subsidised in-store cafe or shop floor ranges
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family‑friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave