Retail Assistant

Farmfoods; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-known grocery retailer is seeking a part-time Retail Assistant in Ashford. The role offers 12 hours of work across 2 days, with a competitive pay rate of £10.10 to £12.31 per hour, depending on age. Benefits include six weeks of holiday, excellent training options, staff discounts, and a supportive working environment. This position is ideal for individuals balancing studies or other commitments, with opportunities for career advancement within the company.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Training and development opportunities

Free life assurance

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive, and hardworking approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy and multitasking across different duties.
• Reliability as part of a small team.
• Flexibility in shift timings.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly and assist them.
• Provide fast and friendly service at the tills.
• Handle stock carefully while working deliveries.
• Keep the shop safe, clean, and tidy with team cooperation.

Skills

Friendly and positive attitude

Reliability

Flexibility with shifts

Job description

Retail Assistant – Part Time

• Hours: 12 hours across 2 days per week.
• Pay: £10.10 - £12.31 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Ashford, Kent. We offer a permanent part-time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 12 hours worked over 2 days from 7 each week, including weekends.

Pay & benefits

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.
• A smart uniform.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.