Farmfoods
Retail Assistant - Part Time, Early Starts
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Retail Assistant - Part Time, Early Starts
Part-Time Retail Assistant Role – Wick, West Sussex
Hours: 16 hours across 4 days per week Pay: £10.95 – £12.81 per hour (depending on age: £10.95 for ages 16–20, £12.81 for ages 21+) Benefits:
- 6 weeks annual holiday
- 15% staff discount across our 300+ shops on food and household essentials
- Smart uniform
- Free life assurance
- Staff benefits package, including:
- Virtual GP
- Discounted cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel
About the Role
We are recruiting for a permanent part-time Retail Assistant at our shop in Wick, West Sussex, working a variety of shifts (minimum 16 hours, 4 days a week, including weekends). Early morning shifts are mandatory, so this role is best suited to those available for start times as early as 7am.
Responsibilities
Your day-to-day duties will include:
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- Greeting customers with a friendly smile and greeting, ensuring a warm welcome.
- Assisting customers in finding products and answering any questions.
- Processing sales efficiently at the till, offering help with bagging and ensuring a polite, positive checkout experience.
- Handling deliveries, unpacking goods and stocking shelves in a safe and timely manner.
- Supporting the team with daily and weekly routines, including cleaning, stock rotation and maintaining a clean, tidy shop.
Requirements
This role requires:
- A friendly, positive and hardworking attitude—you’ll be on your feet, busy and involved in a range of tasks.
- Reliability, as you’ll be an integral part of a small team. Your customers and colleagues will depend on you.
- Flexibility—your schedule may adjust to cover shifts when colleagues are off, though rota plans will always balance your commitments.
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Why Work for Us?
More Than Just a Job
For many, this is a great way to balance part-time work with study, family life or other commitments. But if you decide to stay, there’s real career progression within Farmfoods. Many managers and senior team members started in retail roles—your future opens up here!
Our Business
Farmfoods is a family-run business with a commitment to providing high-quality, great value products in well-kept stores with a friendly, personal service.
Our Assistants are faces of the business—hundreds of customers interact with you each week, so your attitude and go-to smile represent us perfectly.
Contract Summary
Position: PTRA (Part-Time Retail Assistant) Hours: 16 Days: 4 (including weekends)
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