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Trading Assistant - Shift
Working in Our Stores: Trading Assistant Role
Our stores are fast-paced environments where variety keeps each day exciting. We’re the heart of our communities, delivering outstanding value, quality, and great service. As a Trading Assistant, your role is crucial—you’ll ensure everything is set up perfectly so our customers can enjoy the best of Sainsbury’s.
Eligibility
- You must be aged 18 or above (due to working hours and handling certain items, like alcohol).
- You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Stock management: Collecting stock from the warehouse using roll cages (up to 15KG) and replenishing shelves with a variety of items, ensuring aisles are clean, tidy, and well-presented.
- Customer service: Providing efficient, helpful, and proactive support to customers when the store is open, answering questions and assisting with their needs.
- Fresh produce checks: Datum checking fresh food and grocery products to maintain quality and freshness.
- Store support: Assisting across the store as needed and working with deliveries as required.
- Product knowledge: Building expertise on products, services, and promotions to offer thoughtful recommendations.
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✔ Thrives overnight: Comfortable working nights in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, whether independently or as part of a team. ✔ Customer-centric: Friendly, welcoming, and Passionate about helping customers—ensuring they have a great shopping experience. ✔ Proactive and responsible: Takes ownership of tasks, uses initiative to solve problems, and supports team goals. ✔ Flexible and adaptable: Open to working across different areas, delivering consistently high standards. Training covers diverse skills, offering opportunities for learning and development. ✔ Tech-savvy: Comfortable learning and using new digital tools to excel in the role. ✔ Attention to detail: Maintains a spotless, clutter-free store, ensuring a seamless shopping experience every time.
Why Choose Sainsbury’s?
We reward our colleagues with market-leading benefits:
- Nightshift bonus: Receive an additional £2.45/hour while working 12:00 AM - 5:00 AM.
- Discounts: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after 4 weeks. Increase to 15% off Sainsbury’s every Friday & Saturday.
- Free food & drinks: Available for colleagues in-store.
- Holiday: Generous leave based on worked hours, plus maternity/paternity leave.
- Pension match: We match 4-7.5% of your contributions.
- Share benefits: Purchase Sainsbury’s shares at discounted rates.
- Exclusive deals: Discounts on gym memberships, dining, holidays, and premium shopping vouchers.
- Wellbeing support: Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential guidance.
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Inclusivity & Opportunity
We are a truly inclusive retailer, ensuring every colleague can thrive and every customer feels welcome.
Support available
- Enhanced discretionary family/carer leave.
- Training and resources to empower you and your team.
- Colleague networks promoting diversity and representation.
- Development opportunities: Mentorship, career progression, and inclusive initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we prioritise candidates scored highest during assessments, but we actively accommodate reasonable adjustments throughout the application and interview process.
Ready to apply? Our vacancies fill quickly—apply as soon as you can! For queries, contact the relevant store.
Our online application includes an assessment prioritising candidates who closely match the role’s requirements during recruitment.
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