Services Assistant

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Penrith; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Free food and drinks

Pension

Share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd is seeking a part-time Service Assistant at the Penrith store (CA11 7FG). The role is a fixed-term assignment for 20 hours per week with a rate of £13.23 per hour.

You will support checkouts, self-service tills and kiosks, assist with Click & Collect, and ensure great customer service throughout shifts. Candidates should be flexible, team-oriented and capable of handling a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Right to work eligibility in the UK
• Age 18+ for shifts before 6am or after 11pm

Responsibilities

• Serve and support customers on checkouts, self-service tills, kiosks and petrol stations
• Assist customers with Click & Collect and On-demand grocery ordering
• Build product knowledge to provide recommendations
• Handle complaints, refunds, shelf tickets and advertising
• Move and retrieve trolleys safely in car parks
• Work flexibly across the store as needed

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexibility

Multi-tasking

Job description

Rate: £13.23 per hour
Location: Penrith Store, Penrith, CA11 7FG
Hours: Part time, 20 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Retail
Closing date: 30 September 2026
Requisition ID: 400080993

Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are at the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, quality and great service. As one of our Services Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that provides the very best shopping experience for our customers.

• If the shifts for this role cover hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm, you will need to be at least 18 years of age.
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK

What you’ll be doing:

• Always being on hand to serve and support customers on our checkouts, self-service tills, and kiosks or even our petrol stations, supporting with any questions and proactively offering help
• Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor for customers using our On-demand grocery ordering service and assisting customers with Click & Collect parcels.
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
• Dealing with complaints, refunds, shelf tickets and advertising
• Safely moving and retrieving trolleys in our customer car parks
• Working flexibly across the store as needed

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
• Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard – you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
• Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
• Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for Colleagues in all our stores
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here .

As part our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.