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Online Assistant
Role Overview
- Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor that online customers have ordered ready for delivery
- Or providing brilliant substitutions when products are out of stock
- Using a handset to:
- Plan your route around the store
- Identify what products to select
- Track how long you have to complete each shop
- Working behind the scenes to:
- Deal with customer queries
- Process orders
- Help load vans for Home Delivery Drivers
- Always ready to serve customers by:
- Supporting with any questions
- Proactively offering help
- Building great knowledge about:
- Our products
- Our services
- Our promotions → To help provide recommendations
- Working flexibly across the store as required
Requirements for Success
A great Sainsbury’s Colleague should:
- Prefer early morning shifts (most start at 4AM) and thrive in:
- A fast-paced, physical, high-energy environment
- Working both independently and as part of a team
- Be:
- Friendly
- Welcoming
- Enthusiastic for customer service
- Enjoy:
- A fast-paced, physical, high-energy environment
- Taking initiative to solve problems
- Owning tasks effectively
- Commit to:
- Working flexibly and productively across the store
- Adapting to new skills (training provided)
- Willing to:
- Learn and use digital tools and technology
- Manhandle shopping containers up to 15KG
- Prioritise attention to detail, ensuring:
- The store remains clean and clutter-free
- The best shopping experience for customers
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Benefits
We offer market-leading benefits and training:
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Nightshift premium:
- For shifts worked between midnight–5AM, an extra £2.45/hour is paid (in addition to the advertised rate where applicable).
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Discount card:
- 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after 4 weeks
- Rises to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday/Saturday
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Free facilities:
- All stores provide food and hot drinks for colleagues
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Holiday & parental leave:
- Entitlement based on worked hours
- Includes maternity/paternity leave
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Pension:
- The company matches 4–7.5% of your contributions
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Share schemes:
- Opportunity to purchase Sainsbury’s shares at a discount
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Additional savings:
- Special deals on gym membership, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more
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Wellbeing support:
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme, providing: → Confidential support and advice → Guidance on a wide range of personal or professional issues
Application note: Vacancies may close quickly. Apply as soon as possible.
For application updates, contact the store you have applied to. Find store contact details.
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