What you’ll be doing:
* Preparing, packing, and displaying a range of breads, pastries, sweet treats, hot foods, and seasonal items to entice customers.
* Complying with food safety and hygiene standards by checking food temperatures, date-checking products, disposing of waste, and cleaning food areas.
* Being attentive to customer needs, serving them efficiently, supporting with questions, and proactively offering help.
* Replenishing stock to maintain availability and keeping shelves tidy and well-presented.
* Building knowledge about products, services, and promotions to assist with recommendations.
* Working flexibly across the store as required.
What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:
* Friendly, welcoming, with enthusiasm for helping customers and a passion for food.
* Enjoys working in a fast-paced, energetic environment and thrives as part of a team.
* Responsible, proactive, and able to solve problems independently.
* Flexible and willing to work across different store areas, with opportunities to learn new skills.
* Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology.
* Attentive to detail, maintaining cleanliness and creating a positive shopping experience.
Working for us has great rewards:
We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits and training, including:
* Discount card: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks; increasing to 15% at Sainsbury’s on Fridays and Saturdays, and 15% off at Argos every payday.
* Free food and hot drinks: provided in all stores.
* Generous holiday entitlement: based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
* Pension: company matches between 4-7.5% of contributions.
* Sainsbury’s share schemes: purchase shares at discounted prices.
* Shopping discounts: special offers on gym memberships, holidays, vouchers, and more.
* Wellbeing support: including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support.
Please note: our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage early applications.
An inclusive place to work and shop
We are committed to being an inclusive retailer where everyone can succeed and feel welcome. We offer family leave, support for carers, resources for understanding roles, and internal networks to promote representation and remove barriers. We provide development opportunities like mentorship, training, and career pathways. To learn more about our inclusivity efforts, please visit here. If you need reasonable adjustments during application or interview, please let us know.
Responsibilities:
Working in our stores:
Our stores are fast-paced, community-focused environments where food is our passion. As a Food Services Assistant, you'll help ensure our stores are set up to offer great-tasting products and excellent service.
Eligibility:
* You must be above the school-leaving age in your country (School leaving age - GOV.UK).
* You must have the right to work in the UK.
* If shifts include hours before 6am or after 11pm, you must be at least 18 years old.
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