Retail Assistant - Part Time

Retail Assistant - Part Time

• 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 Bolsover, Derbyshire. 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.

Pay & benefits

The amount that you will earn depends on your age:

• Ages 16-20: £10.95 per hour
• Ages 21+: £12.81 per hour

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 6 weeks holiday each year
• Great training and development opportunities
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops
• A smart uniform
• Free life assurance
• A staff benefits package which includes 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 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 while working deliveries, quickly placing products into our freezers and onto our 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
• To enjoy being busy as there is always something to do-jumping from putting out deliveries to serving on the till, helping customers on the shop floor, completing cleaning and stock rotation routines and more
• To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your colleagues and customers will depend upon you to do your best on each shift and not let the team down
• Flexibility with your shifts; when other members of your team are off or on holiday, you may need to work slightly different hours to cover for them. Rotas are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside of work will always be taken into consideration when planning your shifts
• To complete an Employment Verification check if successful and offered the advertised position

More than just a job

Many people come to us for a part time job to earn a bit of money whilst studying or raising a family. If you decide to stick around, there are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have great training programmes and often promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

A bit about us

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to deliver an 'old fashioned', genuine and friendly customer experience.

Contract information

Position: PTRA, Hours: 16, Days: 4