Rate: £13.23 per hour
Location: Kendal Store, Kendal, LA9 6DL
Hours: Part time, 16 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Retail
Closing date: 02 May 2026
Requisition ID: 400057736
Working in our stores: Our stores are fast‑paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are at the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, quality and great service. As one of our Trading Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.
Eligibility:
* The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to the working hours and type of goods (alcohol, etc.) that you may be required to handle.
* You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.
What you’ll be doing:
* Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15 kg) to replenish a variety of items across the store, keeping shelves clean, tidy and full of well‑presented products.
* Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly when the store is open, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
* Date checking fresh produce and grocery products.
* Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required.
* Building great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations.
What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:
* Happy working overnight in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, often on your own but also thriving in being part of a team.
* Friendly and welcoming with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
* Taking responsibility for owning tasks and using initiative to solve problems.
* Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard – you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things.
* Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly.
* Having great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers.
Working for us has great rewards:
* Nightshift premium – a further £2.45 nightshift premium for each hour worked between midnight and 5 am (where applicable).
* Discount card – 10 % off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15 % discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15 % off at Argos every pay day.
* Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
* Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave.
* Pension – we’ll match between 4‑7.5 % of your pension contributions.
* Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s 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, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.
Allowed adjustments: Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.
As part our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which prioritises those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role.
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