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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Costa Coffee Team Member/Preston Queens

Salary Range
£11 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Preston, North West England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Full Job Description

A bit about us

At Costa Coffee by Sim Trava, we want to inspire the world to love great coffee, just as much as our partner, Costa Coffee.

Sim Trava is a family run business looking for hardworking, ambitious, happy, and loyal people to join our team, if that sounds like you, you’re probably just what we’re looking for.

We want to recruit people that are proud to work for us, because a happy team equals happy customers.

A bit about the role

Day to day, you’ll be making coffee, at speed, while chatting to our customers. This role isn’t for the faint hearted as it’s fast paced from open until close. But don’t let that put you off as we will give you a complete and robust training & development plan, so you have all the skills needed to deliver the perfect cup of coffee, every time.

What’s involved?

  • Crafting great coffee while taking time to get to know our customers by name.
  • Serving customers with a smile so they walk away happy and excited about their next visit.
  • Soaking up all there is to know about Costa products – we do more than coffee.
  • Working with your team to maintain health & safety and cleanliness across the store.
  • Most importantly, can you engage with the rest of the team and customers to have fun and build the stores reputation as the only place to go.

What we can offer

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We’re really proud of the work our team members deliver, and we want you to feel valued and rewarded with great perks and benefits:

  • Starting pay of £10.55 per hour rising with training
  • STAR rewards, exchange your points on our online shopping platform
  • More Star points awarded on your birthday, work milestone, promotion or just because you went above and beyond.
  • Free handmade drinks plus 50% discount on food and bottled drinks while at work.
  • Sim Trava Pension Scheme.
  • Discounted gym memberships & no commission foreign currency purchases.
  • Wellbeing support with Employee Assistance Program.
  • Free eye care tests.
  • Access to a 24/7 GP portal.
  • Commitment to you and your Individual training, a plan tailored to your requirements.
  • Encouragement to develop into different roles within Sim Trava.

And if this isn’t enough, you’ll also enjoy some fundraising in our quarterly events, raising money for local charities close to the store and chosen by the team.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £10.55-£11.25 per hour

Benefits:

  • Discounted or free food

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Preston, PR1 4JE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Please tell us your availability for work, days and times.
  • What skills do you have that you think might be suitable for this role?
  • Do you currently work for Costa Coffee or a Costa Partner?
  • we are currently looking to fill one 30 hour contract, please let me know that you can commit to this, with usually 1 day at the weekend?

Experience:

  • Barista experience: 1 year (preferred)
  • Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)
  • customer service: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Queens TM

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide

Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Costa Coffee Team Member/Preston Queens roles across Tillys Coffee Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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