Retail Assistant

Kingfisher PLC; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Swadlincote is seeking a part-time Retail Assistant to provide excellent customer service. You'll welcome customers, assist with product selection, and maintain store standards while being an active team member. This role doesn’t require prior retail experience, just a willingness to learn and a proactive attitude. The company offers competitive pay, generous annual leave, and valuable training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q

Qualifications

• Prepared to work hard and make the most of training.
• Love to help people.
• Willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers into the store and guide them to products.
• Assist with deliveries and maintain product stock.
• Work as part of a team to ensure store standards.

Skills

Great communicator

Flexible

Enthusiastic

Job description

Overview

Part time NEW – you’ll be at the core of Screwfix, making sure our customers are the heart of everything we do. You'll take your time to really get to know them whilst delivering genuinely great service. Our Retail Assistants are vital to the running of a store, so you'll always be kept busy. And with the help of our excellent training programmes and varied shift patterns to support a healthy work‑life balance, you'll be on the right track for a promising career with us!

Responsibilities

• Host – you’ll welcome customers into your store, understand what they need, guide them to the right products, and make it super easy for them.
• Warehouse standards – you’ll assist with deliveries, maintain product stock, collect customer orders and keep standards high.
• Part of the team – you’ll join a team who take pride in their store, work together and have lots of fun along the way! Amazing at giving great service, with a positive can‑do, no‑nonsense approach.

Qualifications

• Prepared to work hard and make the most of our training.
• A great communicator who loves to help people.
• Willing to learn – you don’t need retail experience to succeed.
• Friendly, flexible, reliable, honest and enthusiastic!

Benefits

• £24,039 per year – estimated.
• Hourly rates may include a location allowance, which is reviewed annually and may change.
• Competitive salary.
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service up to 33 days.
• Award‑winning company pension scheme – up to 14% Kingfisher contribution.
• Life cover.
• 20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q.
• Discounted healthcare.
• Company share save scheme.
• Excellent training and ongoing development.

Working Hours

Opening hours: Monday – Friday (7am to 8pm), Saturday (7am to 6pm), Sunday (9am to 4pm).

Recruitment

Join our growing team – full of support, opportunities, and fun! Apply now – upload your CV and complete your application. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Equal Opportunity

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for advancement of employees, including promotion and training, and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.