Retail Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is seeking a Retail Assistant for their Fareham location. This part-time role requires a friendly approach and consists of various shifts, ensuring customers receive prompt and courteous service. You will help customers, manage stock deliveries, and maintain shop standards. Employees enjoy competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for advancement. Ideal for someone balancing studies or family commitments, with a clear path to management roles.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Smart uniform

Free life assurance

Benefits package including virtual GP

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have a friendly and positive approach to work.
• Ability to handle various tasks like deliveries, checkout, and stock management.
• Reliability is essential as part of a small team.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers with a friendly demeanor.
• Assist customers in finding items.
• Provide fast and friendly service at the checkout.
• Handle stock carefully during deliveries.
• Maintain the shop’s cleanliness and safety.

Skills

Friendly, positive attitude

Ability to handle a busy environment

Reliability and teamwork

Flexibility with shifts

Job description

Retail Assistant – Part Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Fareham, Hampshire. This is a permanent part‑time position with a variety of shifts, including weekends, requiring a minimum of 12 hours across 2 days per week.

Position Details

• Hours: 12 hours across 2 days per week.
• Pay: £10.10 – £12.31 per hour (depending on age)
• Pay structure:
  • Ages 16‑20: £10.10 per hour
  • Ages 21+: £12.31 per hour
• Benefits:
  • 6 weeks holiday each year
  • 15% staff discount across 300+ food and household shops
  • Smart uniform
  • Free life assurance
  • Staff benefits package, including virtual GP, discounted cinema tickets, gym memberships, travel, etc.
  • Great training and development opportunities
• Contract: Position code PTRA, 12 hours, 2 days

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• Friendly, positive, hard‑working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy – handle deliveries, tills, shop floor, cleaning and stock rotation routines.
• Reliable – a key part of a small team; dependable and high standard each shift.
• Flexible with shifts; willingness to cover for colleagues on holiday, rota planned 3 weeks in advance.

Career Opportunities

Many people join Farmfoods as a part‑time job to balance studying or family commitments. A stable part‑time role can lead to progression, with training programmes and opportunities to move into shop or area manager positions from within. Former management and central services staff began their careers at Farmfoods.

About Farmfoods

Farmfoods is a family business with ambition, providing great value and quality products from clean, tidy shops with a friendly team. We focus on an old‑fashioned, genuine, customer experience and offer sensational value on everyday family goods.