Retail Assistant - Part Time, Early Starts

Retail Assistant - Part Time, Early Starts

• Hours: 16 hours across 4 days per week.
• Pay: £10.95 £12.81 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15 % staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Carlton, Nottinghamshire. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 16 hours worked over 4 days each week, including weekends. Please note that this position requires availability for early morning shifts; it may not be suitable for those who cannot work early in the morning.

Pay & Benefits

The amount you will earn depends on your age:

• Ages : £10.95 per hour
• Ages 21+: £12.81 per hour

In addition to your pay you will also receive:

• 6 weeks holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15 % staff discount applicable in any of our 300+ shops.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• A staff benefits package including a virtual GP, discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

As one of our retail assistants you will:

• Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and a simple hello.
• Help customers find the items they are looking for.
• Provide fast and friendly service at the tills, always offering help to pack and leaving a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye.
• Handle stock with care whilst working deliveries, quickly placing products into freezers and onto shelves ready for customers to buy.
• Work with the rest of your team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep our shops safe, clean and tidy.

You will need:

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy; you'll move between deliveries, tills, shop floor duties and cleaning/stock routines.
• Reliability, as you are an important part of a small team. Colleagues and customers depend on you to do your best on each shift.
• A bit of flexibility with shifts; when teammates are off we may need you to work slightly different hours. Rotas are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work are considered.
• Completion of an Employment Verification check if successful and offered the position.

More than just a job

Many people start part time roles here to earn extra money while studying; others find the position fits well around family commitments. If you stay, there are opportunities to progress to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services at Farmfoods began their careers in our shops, making this a rewarding career start.

A bit about us

Farmfoods is a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering great value, quality products, clean and tidy shops, and the friendliest team in retail. Our focus is on delivering an old fashioned, genuine, and friendly customer experience.

Contract information

• Position: PTRA
• Hours: 16
• Days: 4