Nightshift Trading Assistant - Local

Sainsbury's; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Nightshift Trading Assistant, where you will prepare the store overnight, ensuring it meets customer expectations. You'll enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for development, competitive benefits, and a commitment to inclusivity.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Enjoy working overnight in a fast-paced environment.
• Friendly and enthusiastic about helping customers.

Responsibilities

• Collect stock from the warehouse to replenish items across the store.
• Serve customers efficiently and assist with questions.
• Check the freshness of produce and grocery products.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Collect stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish items across the store, keeping shelves clean, tidy, and well-presented
• Serve customers efficiently when the store is open, assisting with questions and proactively offering help
• Check the freshness of produce and grocery products
• Assist across the store and support deliveries as needed
• Build knowledge about products, services, and promotions to provide recommendations

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Enjoy working overnight in a fast-paced, physical environment, able to work alone or as part of a team
• Friendly, welcoming, and enthusiastic about helping customers
• Take responsibility for tasks and use initiative to solve problems
• Work flexibly across the store to a high standard, with opportunities to learn and develop new skills
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology
• Pay attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter-free to enhance the shopping experience

Working for us has great rewards:

We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits and training:

• Discount card: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks; increasing to 15% at Sainsbury’s on weekends and at Argos every pay day
• Free food and hot drinks: provided in all stores
• Generous holiday entitlement: based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension: company matches between 4-7.5% of contributions
• Sainsbury’s share schemes: opportunity to buy shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts: special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, vouchers, and more
• Wellbeing support: including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support

Please note: our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage early application.

An inclusive place to work and shop:

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, where everyone can achieve their potential and customers feel welcome. We offer family-friendly leave, support for carers, resources for understanding roles, and internal networks to promote representation and remove barriers.

We provide development opportunities like mentorship, training, and career pathways, celebrating diversity through initiatives and events. To learn more about our inclusivity efforts, please visit here.

Reasonable adjustments: If you need support during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Responsibilities:

Our stores are fast-paced, community-focused environments where food is our passion. As a Nightshift Trading Assistant, you’ll help prepare the store overnight to ensure it’s set up for success and provides everything our customers expect.

Eligibility:

• The minimum age for this role is 18, due to working hours and handling goods like alcohol.
• You must have the Right to Work in the UK.