Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's; Fareham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK supermarket chain is hiring for a role at their new Fareham store. The position involves collecting stock, providing excellent customer service, and ensuring shelves are well-presented. Ideal candidates should be friendly, flexible, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The job offers comprehensive training and various employee benefits including substantial discounts and wellbeing support. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team and make a difference in the shopping experience for customers.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension contributions up to 7.5%

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Friendly and welcoming with enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, physical environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages.
• Support customers with any questions and help needed.
• Date check fresh produce and grocery items.

Skills

Customer service

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Job description

Join our brand new Fareham Store!

We’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to become part of our team at our new Fareham location. With a variety of hours and shifts available, this is your chance to play a key role in delivering exceptional service and creating a welcoming experience for every customer. If you’re passionate, flexible, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

The weekly hours for this role will be scheduled within an agreed availability pattern of shifts each week

We will schedule your confirmed weekly hours within these times and provide you with 3 weeks’ notice of when your shifts will be. We will discuss your availability and the hours you can work at interview.

Application Guidance

Applicants should only apply if they have not previously submitted an application or attended an interview for a position at our Fareham store. If you were unsuccessful at an interview within the last six months, your application will not be considered.

What you’ll be doing

• Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish items across the store, keeping our shelves tidy and full of well‑presented products
• Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
• Date checking fresh produce and grocery products
• Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required

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 to a high standard across the store – 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, and 15% off at Argos every pay day
• 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

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience

If you need an update on your application, you should contact the store that you have applied to. You can find contact details for all Sainsbury's stores here.