Retail Assistant

Farmfoods Ltd; Bloxwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-owned grocery retailer in Bloxwich seeks a part-time Retail Assistant to join their team. The role requires working 20 hours across 5 days each week, providing friendly customer service and assisting with stock management. Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude and professionalism. Opportunities for development and promotion within the company are available. Pay ranges from £10.10 to £12.31 per hour, depending on age. Benefits include staff discounts and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

15% staff discount

6 weeks holiday per year

Smart uniform

Free life assurance

Great training opportunities

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to provide fast and friendly customer service.
• Flexibility to work various tasks including stock rotation and cleaning.
• Approachable demeanor to welcome customers.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly and assist them with their shopping.
• Handle stock carefully during deliveries and ensure shelves are filled.
• Collaborate with the team to maintain a clean and safe shop environment.

Skills

Friendly and positive attitude

Reliability

Flexibility

Job description

Retail Assistant – Part Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Bloxwich, West Midlands. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 20 hours worked over 5 days each week, including weekends.

Pay & benefits

• Hours: 20 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £10.10 - £12.31 per hour (age 16‑20: £10.10; age 21+: £12.31).
• 6 weeks holiday each year.
• 15% staff discount at over 300 shops.
• Smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• A staff benefits package that includes a virtual GP, discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

Responsibilities

• Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
• Help customers find items they are looking for.
• Give 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 freezers and onto shelves ready for customers to buy.
• Work with the rest of your team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep the shop safe, clean and tidy.

What you will need

• A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy and flexible across tasks such as deliveries, tills, shop floor assistance, cleaning and stock rotation.
• Reliability and professionalism as a key team member.
• Flexibility in shifts, with rotations planned three weeks in advance and commitments outside work considered.

More than just a job

Many people come to us for a part time job to earn a bit of money while studying or managing family commitments. If you decide to stay, there are opportunities for a rewarding career, with training programmes and promotion to shop or area manager positions.

A bit about us

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition, offering great value, quality products, clean tidy shops and a friendly team. We focus on delivering an "old fashioned", genuine and friendly customer experience.

Contract information

Position: PTRA, Hours: 20, Days: 5