Retail Assistant - Part Time, Evenings & Weekends

Farmfoods; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 15,084 - 17,647; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Staff benefits package

Job summary

Farmfoods is looking for a Retail Assistant to join our shop in Ashton-under-Lyne. This is a permanent part-time role offering a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 16 hours across 4 days weekly, including weekends.

The ideal candidate will have a friendly attitude and be available for shifts on weekday evenings as well as Saturdays and Sundays. Benefits include 6 weeks of holiday and a 15% staff discount.

Qualifications

• A friendly and positive hard-working approach to work.
• Enjoy working in a busy environment and juggling various tasks.
• Reliability as part of a small team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Make customers feel welcome.
• Assist customers in finding items.
• Provide fast service at the tills.
• Handle stock carefully during deliveries.
• Maintain shop cleanliness and safety.

Skills

Friendly, positive approach

Reliability

Flexibility

Job description

• Hours: 16 hours across 4 days per week.
• Pay: £10.95 - £12.81 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 Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 16 hours worked over 4 days from 7 each week, including weekends.

Please note that this position will require you to be available for shifts on weekday evenings and all day on Saturday and Sunday. This position may not be suitable for you if you are not available to work at these times.

Pay & benefits

Age-based pay rates:

• Ages 16-20 = £10.95 per hour
• Ages 21+ = £12.81 per hour

Additional benefits:

• 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.