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Our Shops

Paxton & Whitfield is a renowned cheese shop with a rich history. Established in 1742, we have four shops located in Jermyn Street, Chelsea, Canterbury, and Bath. Each shop offers a wide variety of cheeses and other gourmet products, and we are known for our exceptional customer service and expertise in all things cheese. All four shops have become iconic destinations for cheese lovers and food enthusiasts, attracting customers from all over the world.

If you'd like to join our teams, discover our job opportunities below.

Our HQ

Paxton & Whitfield's headquarters are located in the Cotswolds having relocated to a larger site in 2021. We have upgraded our cheese facility at the site to support the innovation and the artisan cheese industry, ensuring we can care for the cheese and house the maturation. Our dedicated Quality Manager and team carefully oversee all cheese at our HQ. Before reaching our customers and shops, the cheese is meticulously cared for to maintain its quality. Our site also houses our warehouse and offices, ensuring the seamless operation of Paxton & Whitfield.

Exciting job opportunities to work with Paxton & Whitfield. Discover more below!

Jermyn Street, London

An exciting position is available within this historic and
innovative business based in Jermyn Street, London. Paxton & Whitfield has
been the country's leading cheesemonger for over 225 years and today we
continue to deliver exceptional artisan cheese, fine food, homewares and cheese
experiences with unrivalled passion and expertise across our three UK retail
stores as well as our rapidly growing online business and trade sales.

 

We are looking for an experienced cheesemonger to join our central
London retail team as a supervisor. The role will entail:

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Supervising a small team of cheesemongers

  • Leading retail shifts and engaging with customers
  • Engaging with the shop displays, maintaining the
    highest standards of presentation for the shop and planning visual
    merchandising with the store manager
  • Assisting in training of new and existing staff
  • Deputising shop floor tasks for the Retail Manager
  • Key holding and cash-handling responsibilities
  • Maintaining Food Hygiene and Safety Standards

The ideal applicant will be:

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Passionate and knowledgeable about artisan
cheese and fine food and have experience selling these in a premium retail
environment

  • Experienced at leading a small team
  • Experienced at working in a customer facing role and
    enjoy working with people
  • Polite and presentable
  • Experienced with visual merchandising and have an
    interest in designing shop displays
  • Driven to achieving targets and goals

We are looking to fill this as a full-time position, typically
42.5 hours a week. Weekend availability needed.

If you know about quality, artisan cheese and love working with
people then please get in touch. 

Salary £14.50 per hour

 

To apply please send a CV and covering letter to jstmanager@paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk