Nightshift Retail Assistant – Flexible, Customer‑Focused

Sainsbury’s; Exeter; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Nightshift premium

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 is hiring at Alphington Road Store, Exeter. The role is a part-time position (30 hours per week) with a permanent contract, offering an hourly rate of £13.23.

Night shifts are included with premium pay where applicable, and duties cover stocking, store readiness, and customer service across various store areas. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, flexible, and team-oriented, with readiness to work nights and learn new digital tools to improve the customer experience.

Qualifications

• Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for delivering for customers.
• Working nights takes energy, resilience and a hands-on approach, so you will be ready to work in a physically demanding role and able to adapt to the disruption that working overnight can have on well-being.
• Committed team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is always willing to support colleagues and work together.
• Flexibly 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 a good attention to detail, maintaining a clean and tidy work space and always looking for ways to make our customer experience better

Responsibilities

• Getting the store ready for the day ahead by filling shelves, working at a good steady pace throughout the night and being prepared to work with a variety of product types
• Keeping your workspace tidy for other colleagues and making sure our aisles are clean, presentable and ready for our customers the next day
• Collecting and moving stock safely from the warehouse to the shopfloor, including heavy equipment and containers
• Working across different parts of the store, which could include chilled and frozen areas
• Using equipment, handsets and digital systems to complete your work accurately and safely
• Helping in other areas when needed, which could include picking online orders or serving customers at checkouts once you’re trained and confident

Skills

Customer focus

Night shifts

Team player

Flexible hours

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Job description

Sainsbury's Limited is hiring at Alphington Road Store, Exeter. The role is a part-time position (30 hours per week) with a permanent contract, offering an hourly rate of £13.23.

Night shifts are included with premium pay where applicable, and duties cover stocking, store readiness, and customer service across various store areas. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, flexible, and team-oriented, with readiness to work nights and learn new digital tools to improve the customer experience.