via indeed · 27 May 2026 ·10 days ago

Visitor Assistant

The Scotch Whisky Experience
Edinburgh parttime, fulltime
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Main role

Your role is to make the world fall in love with Scotch whisky by providing excellent customer service, ensuring a genuine, welcoming experience for all visitors.

Job elements

All elements of visitor assistant role

Company commitments

  • Share in our vision to make the world fall in love with Scotch whisky.

  • Embody our values and behaviours in all aspects of your role.

  • Ensure visitors are met with the highest standard of customer care and are furnished with all information required to help them enjoy their experience.

  • Comply with the Scotch Whisky Experience’s policies and procedures on health \& safety and GDPR.

  • Attend and engage with relevant staff training, briefings and meetings.

  • Highlight any training or department needs to your line manager.

  • Demonstrate a flexible attitude and a commitment to the continued success of the business as a whole.

  • Work well as an integrated part of a motivated and professional team.
Sales \& Service
  • Uphold outstanding levels of customer service.

  • Proactively engage customers and provide recommendations or advice as and when required.

  • Maximise income for the Scotch Whisky Experience.

  • Maintain a good working knowledge of all products.

  • Go above and beyond for all customers creating a memorable and lasting experience for all visitors.

  • Warmly greet visitors, answer questions and sell tickets for the tour at the box office.

  • Conduct guided tours for groups of up to 25 people. Tours must be conducted in an informative, entertaining, enthusiastic manner using appropriate body language.

  • Advise and serve customers in the shop and bar areas.

  • Staff should be aware that guests may take photographs/make recordings throughout their visit, as long as this is not disruptive to other visitors. This may involve photography/recordings of staff members.

  • Use of language skills if required for the tour and throughout the SWE.
Stock Management
  • Replenish shop, tour and bar stock.

  • Ensure visual merchandising guidelines are followed.

  • Assist the retail \& stock team with deliveries when required.

  • Cash Handling.

  • Operate a till accurately.
Teamwork
  • Work proactively with members of the visitor assistant team to perform all duties, and all other departments as and when required.

  • Training and development.

  • Work as a buddy to train and develop new members of the team, embodying our values and meeting our 5\* standards.

  • Train to conduct tasting tales and to join the tasting team.

  • Lead by example for the rest of the team: Ensure you embody all our values daily and commit to all tasks being completed.

  • Commit to look for areas of further development with management.

  • Host staff training and tasting sessions.
Other duties
  • Any other duties commensurate with your role.
Additional benefits
  • Medicash
Job Types: Full\-time, Part\-time, Permanent

Pay: £13\.70 per hour

Benefits:

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Free flu jabs

  • Store discount
Application question(s):
  • Can you please detail what sparked your interest about working at The Scotch Whisky Experience?

  • From reading the job information, what do you think a typical day in the job would look like?
Experience:
  • Customer Service: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
  • English (required)
Work authorisation:
  • United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

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