Customer Assistant

Sainsbury's Limited; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 8,800 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Holiday entitlement

Enhanced Family Leave

Pension and life cover

Sainsbury’s share schemes

Other Retail savings

Physical wellbeing

Mental wellbeing

Financial support

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited currently seeks a part-time Retail Assistant at the Wrexham store (LL11 2BA). The role offers £13.23 per hour for 15 hours per week, with a fixed-term assignment ending on 26 December 2026. Closing date is 21 October 2026.

Right to work in the UK is required, and shifts are planned around availability in a busy festive period. You will help customers, fill shelves, pick orders, and use digital tools to enhance the shopping experience.

Qualifications

• Right to work eligibility in the UK is required.
• Experience assisting customers in retail is beneficial.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, especially during festive periods.

Responsibilities

• Putting customers first with friendly, helpful service
• Stocking shelves, picking orders and serving customers as needed
• Using digital tools to perform tasks and improve the customer experience
• Organising stock and keeping shelves tidy and well-presented
• Developing product knowledge to make confident recommendations to customers

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Flexible hours

Right to work UK

Digital tools

Job description

Rate: £13.23 per hour

Location: Wrexham Store, Wrexham, LL11 2BA

Hours: Part time, 15 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment

Contract end date: 26 December 2026

Business area: Retail

Closing date: 21 October 2026

Requisition ID: 400089383

Availability Window

The availability window below shows when we’d expect you to be available to work during the week. Your shifts will be planned within these times and shared with you three weeks in advance. We support flexible working, so even if your availability isn’t an exact match but is similar, please apply, we’d love to hear from you.

• Thursday: 14:00 - 22:00
• Friday: 14:00 - 22:00
• Saturday: 14:00 - 22:00

Working in our stores

Our stores are at their busiest during the festive season, when customers are counting on us to help make this magical time of year truly special. To get our store teams ready, we have both permanent and fixed-term vacancies available so please check the contract type above before applying to make sure it is the right role for you.

• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK

What you’ll be doing

• Putting customers first and making them feel valued through thoughtful, friendly and helpful service
• Ready to help wherever our customers need you most, whether that’s filling shelves, picking orders, serving customers or selling our products
• Using and embracing digital tools to do your job well and enhance customer experience
• Helping organise and move stock, including keeping shelves tidy, clean and well-presented, and manoeuvring often heavy loads to the correct store location
• Building your knowledge of our products, services and promotions so you can confidently make helpful recommendations to our customers

What it takes to be part of our team

• Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• Thrive working in a fast-paced, physical and high-energy environment
• A committed team player, always willing to support colleagues and work together
• Flexibility and willingness to work across the store and take on new challenges
• Open to learning, developing and trying new things to improve our service
• Confident learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
• Take pride and ownership in your work, including close attention to detail, maintaining a clean and tidy work space and always looking for ways to make our customer experience better

Supporting you at work and beyond

We offer our colleagues a wide range of rewards and provide competitive benefits:

• Discount card – After 4 weeks employment, 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
• Holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work
• Enhanced Family Leave – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and more
• Pension and life cover – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions and up to 6x life cover
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
• Other Retail savings – discounts on eating out, holidays and at other retailers
• Physical wellbeing – cycle to work and bike rental schemes, reduced price gym access and Health/Dental cash plans
• Mental wellbeing – 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Online wellbeing platform
• Financial support – interest-free season ticket loans, Pay advance, affordable loans and savings directly from your pay and financial wellbeing resources

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here .

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.