Overview
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
Join our brand new Dumfries Store
We’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to become part of our team at our new Dumfries location. With a variety of hours and shifts available, this is your chance to play a key role in delivering exceptional service and creating a welcoming experience for every customer. If you’re passionate, flexible, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
The weekly hours for this role will be scheduled within an agreed availability pattern of shifts each week. We will schedule your confirmed weekly hours within these times and provide you with 3 weeks’ notice of when your shifts will be. We will discuss your availability and the hours you can work at interview.
What you’ll be doing
* Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish a variety of items across the store, keeping our 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
* Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor that online customers have ordered ready for it to be delivered to their doorsteps – or providing brilliant substitutions where products are out of stock
* Using a handset that plans your route around the store, what you need to select and how long you have to complete each shop
* Working behind the scenes dealing with customer queries, processing orders and helping to load the vans for our Home Delivery Drivers
* Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required
* Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague
* Happy with early morning starts (as many shifts start at 5am) and working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, often on your own but also thrive in being part of a team
* Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
* Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses 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
* Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers
Rewards and inclusion
* 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 which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues
Please note: Our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. If you need an update on your application, you should contact the store that you have applied to. You can find contact details for all Sainsbury’s stores here. We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.
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