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Ellie Thornton-Grimes

Yeovil,England

Summary

I am a polite, professional person with strong communication and multitasking skills. I have worked in retail for 7 years gaining excellent customer service skills in a fast paced environment. I have worked within management roles giving me problem-solving and strong communication skills. I am a confident individual who is able to work well in a team but also individually.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Team Support

Tesco
2025.08 - 2026.04

Checkout department

  • First point of contact for customer and colleague issues, complaints and concerns
  • Providing leadership to the front end by organizing breaks, managing queue levels and resolving till issues
  • Training new/existing colleagues
  • Communicate clearly within my team and make quick decisions to improve customer service
  • Maintaining a safe, clean and organised checkout area, following health and safety regulations, reporting incidences and supporting managers with daily operations

Customer Assistant

Tesco
2019.11 - 2025.08

Self service/Checkout department

  • Handling cash any card payments with accuracy
  • Providing warm, positive customer care from arrival to departure, encouraging return visits
  • Advising customers on product availability, pricing and location of product
  • Working well as a team
  • Covering management roles when needed

Education

GCSEs -

Preston Academy

A-Levels - Performing Arts BTEC

Strode College

Skills

  • Strong communication
  • Working well as a team
  • Customer care and support
  • Leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Handling money

Timeline

Team Support

Tesco
2025.08 - 2026.04

Customer Assistant

Tesco
2019.11 - 2025.08

A-Levels - Performing Arts BTEC

Strode College

GCSEs -

Preston Academy
Ellie Thornton-Grimes