Farmfoods
Retail Assistant - Part Time, Evenings & Weekends
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Permanent Retail Assistant (PTRA) – 16 Hours (4 Days per Week)
Location: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
About the Role
We are recruiting for a permanent part-time retail assistant to join our team in Annan. This role requires a friendly, customer-focused approach and the ability to work flexible shifts, including weekday evenings, Saturday, and Sunday.
Pay & Benefits
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Pay rate: £10.95–£12.81 per hour (dependent on age)
- Ages 16–20: £10.95/hour
- Ages 21+: £12.81/hour
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Comprehensive benefits include:
- 6 weeks holiday per year
- 15% staff discount across 300+ shops on essential goods
- Free life assurance
- Smart uniform provision
- Staff benefits package, including:
- Virtual GP access
- Discounted cinema tickets, gym, travel, and leisure experiences
- Free training and development opportunities
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Key Responsibilities
As a retail assistant, your role involves:
- Customer service: Greeting customers warmly and assisting them with purchases.
- Retail operations:
- Fast, friendly service at tills, including packing and checkout.
- Stock handling—receiving, tidying, and rotating shelf stock.
- Managing deliveries, including organised placement of freezer/non-freezer products.
- Shop maintenance: Supporting daily routines to ensure a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:
- A friendly, enthusiastic, and teamwork-oriented attitude—you’ll encounter a busy, varied workload with high customer interaction.
- Reliability and commitment—you’re a critical part of the team and will be relied on to fulfil your shifts.
- Flexibility: Availability for shifts from 7 am to weekend coverage, rotas planned 3 weeks in advance (committing to availability while balancing outside commitments).
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Career Opportunities
This role can be a stepping stone to broader career growth within Farmfoods. Many colleagues have progressed to Shop Manager or Area Manager positions internally. We also support students, parents, or those building skills toward long-term careers.
About Farmfoods
Founded as a family-owned business, we are a pioneering retailer dedicated to a friendly, genuine shopping experience. Our commitment to high customer satisfaction, clean stores, and quality products makes relationships with our retail assistants a priority.
Welcome to the family—become part of the Farmfoods legacy.
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