Trading Assistant - Shift

TN United Kingdom; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Nightshift Trading Assistant to ensure stores are prepared for customers overnight. This role involves stock management, customer service, and maintaining a clean environment. Candidates should be enthusiastic, responsible, and ready to work in a fast-paced setting.

Benefits

10% discount card after four weeks

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Employer matching pension contributions

Opportunity to buy shares at discounted prices

Shopping discounts on various services

Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, physical environment.
• Friendly and enthusiastic about helping customers.
• Responsible and proactive in owning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collecting stock and replenishing store items.
• Providing excellent customer service during store hours.
• Date checking fresh produce and grocery products.

Skills

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

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This role will include warehouse-related tasks such as receiving and unloading deliveries.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish store items, ensuring shelves are clean, tidy, and well-presented.
2. Providing excellent customer service when the store is open, assisting with questions, and proactively offering help.
3. Date checking fresh produce and grocery products.
4. Supporting across the store and assisting with deliveries as needed.
5. Building knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to provide recommendations.

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Enjoy working overnight in a fast-paced, physical, high-energy environment, whether alone or as part of a team.
• Friendly, welcoming, and enthusiastic about helping customers.
• Responsible and proactive in owning tasks and solving problems.
• Flexible and willing to work across the store to a high standard; full training will be provided to develop new skills.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology.
• Attention to detail, maintaining a clean and clutter-free store to enhance the shopping experience.

Working for us has great rewards:

We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits:

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – employer matching between 4-7.5% of contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – opportunity to buy 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 for confidential support and guidance.

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply early.

Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced, around-the-clock environments where food is our passion. They serve as community hubs, offering value, quality, and service. As a Nightshift Trading Assistant, you’ll work overnight to ensure our stores are prepared to serve customers effectively.

• The minimum age for this role is 18, due to working hours and handling certain goods like alcohol.
• You must have the Right to Work in the UK.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are committed to inclusivity, supporting colleagues’ full potential and ensuring a welcoming environment for customers.

Our initiatives include family leave, support for carers, resources for understanding roles, and internal networks promoting diversity and representation. We offer development opportunities like mentorship, training, and career progression. For more information on our inclusivity efforts, please visit our website.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will support you.