Retail Assistant - WHSmith

Moto Hospitality; Kirk Deighton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas bonus

Staff discount 55%

Sick pay and life assurance

Funding for qualifications

Weekly pay

Job summary

Moto Hospitality is recruiting a WHSmith Retail Assistant at Wetherby Services on the A1(M) Junction 46, with a night shift pattern of 11pm to 7am. The role focuses on delivering WHSmith’s range of travel essentials and exceptional customer service while maintaining store standards.

The position offers a discretionary Christmas bonus, generous staff discounts, enhanced benefits including sick pay and life assurance, development opportunities with funded qualifications, and weekly pay.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and friendly
• Willing to work nights
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers with a warm and friendly welcome
• Processing orders and requests in a timely and efficient manner
• Delivering our brand standards to a level our customers have come to expect
• Resolving challenges and enquiries with a customer centric mindset
• Receiving deliveries and replenishing displays to provide maximum product availability
• Ensuring your workspace and store is kept clean, tidy and welcoming
• Maintaining supervision of our adult gaming areas
• Working with colleagues to deliver a culture of togetherness and teamwork
• Leaving our customers with a memorable experience worth coming back for
• Helping prepare the store, ready for the following days trade

Skills

Greeting customers

Processing orders

Brand standards

Customer enquiry resolution

Stock replenishment

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

Retail Assistant - £14.90ph

Shifts: 11pm to 7am, mixture of nights over 7 days

Wetherby Services, A1(M) Junction 46, Wetherby LS22 5GT

Are you ready to be our next WHSmith Retail Assistant?
Here at moto we’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly people looking to get stuck in and join our awesome team, delivering WHSmith’s handy range travel essentials and exceptional customer service as we transform the UK’s rest stop experience.

Retail Assistant - £14.90ph
Shifts: 11pm to 7am, mixture of nights over 7 days
Address: Wetherby Services, A1(M) Junction 46, Wetherby LS22 5GT
Are you ready to be our next WHSmith Retail Assistant?
Here at moto we’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly people looking to get stuck in and join our awesome team, delivering WHSmith’s handy range travel essentials and exceptional customer service as we transform the UK’s rest stop experience.
What We Offer Our Retail Assistants

• Up to 1 week’s discretionary bonus pay per year paid just in time for Christmas
• Up to 55% colleague discount across our franchise partner brands
• Enhanced benefits, including, sick pay, enhanced family friend benefits and life assurance
• Fantastic development opportunities including funded qualifications
• Weekly Pay

What You’ll Be Doing As a Retail Assistant

• Greeting customers with a warm and friendly welcome
• Processing orders and requests in a timely and efficient manner
• Delivering our brand standards to a level our customers have come to expect
• Resolving challenges and enquiries with a customer centric mindset
• Receiving deliveries and replenishing displays to provide maximum product availability
• Ensuring your workspace and store is kept clean, tidy and welcoming
• Maintaining supervision of our adult gaming areas
• Working with colleagues to deliver a culture of togetherness and teamwork
• Leaving our customers with a memorable experience worth coming back for
• Helping prepare the store, ready for the following days trade

What We’re Looking For In You
We’re looking for someone who can effortlessly switch gears—thriving in fast-paced, high-energy environments while staying equally focused and productive in quieter, more independent settings. This role requires a dynamic individual who brings calm to the chaos and momentum to the lulls, ensuring consistent performance no matter the pace. If you're adaptable, self‑motivated, and ready to tackle whatever the day brings, we want to hear from you.

What We Value
We don’t just hire a person, we hire real life individuals, as a business we value equality, diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and experiences, we’re also leading the way in further developing a workplace where you can thrive, contribute and be your authentic self.

Working for moto is truly amazing, but don’t just take our word for it, we’ve been recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2024 and 2025!

We offer flexible working arrangements, including options to adjust your hours, work compressed schedules, or follow a fixed shift pattern to support your work–life balance.

Disclaimers

• Hourly rates of pay may differ for under 18’s
• Please note this role internally is known as Customer Service Assistant
• Annual bonus scheme is equivalent to work week’s salary based on average hours worked over a defined period.

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