Trading Assistant - Shift

Sainsbury’s Group; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company located in Watford is seeking enthusiastic individuals for an overnight customer service role. The responsibilities include replenishing stock, assisting customers, and ensuring a tidy store environment. Ideal candidates enjoy working in fast-paced settings and possess strong problem-solving skills. This position offers competitive benefits, including discounts, well-being support, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Nightshift premium

Discount card for shopping

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Employee share schemes

Shopping discounts

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Happy working overnight in a fast-paced environment.
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and solving problems.
• Prepared to work productively across various store roles.

Responsibilities

• Collect stock using heavy roll cages to replenish items.
• Serve customers and help with any questions.
• Date check fresh produce and grocery products.
• Support with deliveries and help across the store as needed.

Skills

Friendly and welcoming attitude

Ability to work flexibly

Attention to detail

Comfortable using digital tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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, 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.

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.