Part-Time Retail Assistant – Farmfoods | Hulme, Greater Manchester | 20 Hours Per Week

HipHopTune Media; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in retail is looking for a part-time Retail Assistant in Hulme, Greater Manchester. This role offers 20 hours a week with varied shifts, focusing on excellent customer service and teamwork. Ideal for those seeking flexibility, this position provides opportunities for growth within the company.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday each year

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Great training and development opportunities

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive, hard working approach.
• Willing to jump between tasks with flexibility.
• Reliable and dependable team member.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers with a friendly smile.
• Assist customers in finding items.
• Serve customers quickly and politely at the tills.
• Handle stock efficiently during deliveries.
• Maintain a clean and safe shopping environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

Farmfoods is hiring a Part-Time Retail Assistant to join its friendly and hardworking team in Hulme, Greater Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who take pride in their work and enjoy delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.

As a Retail Assistant, you will play a key role in keeping the store running smoothly. Reliability, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic are essential, as you’ll be an important part of a small, supportive team.

This part-time position offers 20 hours per week, ideal for those seeking a flexible schedule.

About Farmfoods

Farmfoods is a Scottish family-run business with over 60 years of experience in serving Great Britain. From its origins as a butcher shop in Aberdeen, it has grown to over 300 stores and four distribution centres nationwide.

Specialising in frozen food, Farmfoods also offers groceries, chilled goods, fresh produce, and household items, focusing on trusted brands at affordable prices. Its exclusive frozen range provides quality and value with minimal waste.

Led daily by its owners, the business employs around 4,000 staff across stores, offices and distribution centres, all committed to delivering a simple, friendly and great-value service.

Position: Retail Assistant

Job Type: Part Time

Location: Manchester

About the Role:

Retail Assistant – Part Time, 20 hours.

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Hulme, Greater Manchester. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 20 hours worked over 4 days from 7 each week, including weekends.

The amount that you will earn depends on your age:

• Ages 16-20 = £10.10 per hour
• Ages 21+ = £12.31 per hour

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 6 weeks holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• Free life assurance.
• A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

Main Duties

As one of our retail assistants you will:

• Make all of our customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
• Help customers find the items that they are looking for.
• Give a fast and friendly service at the tills, always offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye.
• Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our shelves ready for our customers to buy.
• Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops safe, clean and tidy.

You will need:

A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.

• To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do. You’ll jump from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, completing important cleaning and stock rotation routines and more!
• To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your colleagues and customers will depend upon to do your best on each shift and not let the team down.
• A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. When other members of your team are off enjoying their holidays, we may need you to work slightly different hours to cover for them.

Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work will always be taken into consideration when planning your shifts.

More than just a job:

Many people come to us for a part time job to earn a bit of money whilst they are studying at school, college or university and others find that it fits in well around other commitments like raising a family.

If you decide to stick around then there are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes and always look to promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

Required Documents

• CV/Resume

Application Process

If you are enthusiastic, dependable, and enjoy helping customers, APPLY NOW to join Farmfoods