Timpson is a household name you’ve probably heard of before. It’s always been our mission to put people first, from serving the customers who come through our doors to supporting the amazing colleagues working in our shops. With our upside-down management style, nobody else does things quite like us!
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Timpson has always been about great people with great personalities. It’s just how we do things.
You’ll find our shops all over the British high street and in selected supermarkets, with 1300 Timpson stores currently open across the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to be the largest service retailer in the country, famous for providing key cutting, shoe repairs, engraving, and other fantastic services of the highest standard.
Our mission is to provide outstanding customer service, unrivalled colleague training and support, and an inclusive environment that offers opportunities for everyone. There are always genuine opportunities for ambitious colleagues to grow, develop and reach their full potential. It’s the Timpson way.
Let’s grow together with “upside down management”, where we trust our colleagues to run their shops in whichever way will best satisfy our customers
Enjoy excellent training and support from day one (don’t worry, we don’t expect you to be an expert cobbler straight away!)
Start a career with real chances for progression. Yes, we always prefer to promote from within - all of our senior managers have experience working in our shops
Join the Timpson family for amazing benefits, such as weekly bonuses, free holiday homes, a £1000 weekly lottery and all kinds of other amazing initiatives (you’ll even get £100 for getting married!)
There’s only one thing that really matters to us when hiring new colleagues: PERSONALITY. Your background and experience aren’t important to us, and we’re well-known for hiring ex-offenders and other marginalised groups.
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Timpson is a household name you’ve probably heard of before. It’s always been our mission to put people first, from serving the customers who come through our doors to supporting the amazing colleagues working in our shops. With our upside-down management style, nobody else does things quite like us!
We’re called Tyre Pros because keeping customers safe on the road is a profession we’re proud of. Training deepens our expertise so we can get more out of our careers and deliver better service for customers.
We are the leading fast-fit auto servicing company in the UK, with over 600 centres across the country. At each one you'll find teams working together to do tyres, brakes, suspension, MOT testing and air conditioning better than anyone else in the industry. Our centres are hubs for the local community and we’re always saving the day for customers. If you like the sound of that, you’ll get on well here.
Timpson has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 250 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Timpson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
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Overall, 44% of employees would recommend working at Timpson to a friend. This is based on 250 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
71% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Timpson as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Timpson.