Trading Assistant - Shift

Sainsbury’s Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift premium

Discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension - employer match

Sainsbury's share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Sainsbury’s Group in Nottingham is looking for a dedicated Colleague to join our busy store team. You will help replenish shelves, assist customers, and work overnight to keep the store clean, well-presented, and stocked.

Ideal candidates are friendly, proactive, and able to take initiative across tasks. You’ll learn about products and promotions while contributing to a positive shopping experience for customers.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and a friendly, helpful attitude.
• Able to work overnight and in a fast-paced environment.
• Will adapt to a variety of tasks and learn new skills quickly.
• Attention to detail to keep shelves clean and well-presented.

Responsibilities

• Collect stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages up to 15kg.
• Assist customers with questions and provide proactive help.
• Date check fresh produce and groceries to ensure freshness.
• Support across the store and assist with deliveries when required.
• Build knowledge of products, services and promotions to offer recommendations.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexible / adaptable

Job description

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

What makes a great Sainsbury's Colleague:

• Happy working overnight in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, often on your own but also thrive in being part of a team
• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• 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

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.

• Nightshift premium - in addition to the advertised hourly rate, a further £2.45 nightshift premium is paid for every hour worked between midnight - 5am (where applicable).
• 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