Retail Assistant - Part Time

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

Job summary

A family retail business in Wednesfield is looking for a part-time Retail Assistant to provide excellent customer service and maintain store standards. The role includes welcoming customers, assisting them in finding products, and handling stock carefully. This position offers a flexible schedule and opportunities for career advancement within the company. Ideal for students or those with other commitments, it promises a supportive environment and various employee benefits.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday each year

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Staff benefits package with virtual GP

Great training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy with variety of tasks – from deliveries to tills to cleaning and stock rotation.
• Reliable, dependable, essential part of a small team.
• Flexible with shifts; rota planned 3 weeks in advance.

Responsibilities

• Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile.
• Help customers find items they are looking for.
• Give fast and friendly service at the tills.
• Handle stock with care during deliveries.
• Work with the team to complete daily routines.

Skills

Friendly and positive attitude

Ability to handle stock carefully

Team-oriented mindset

Flexibility with shifts

Job description

Retail Assistant – Part Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Wednesfield, West Midlands. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 12 hours worked over 3 days per week, including weekends.

Pay & benefits

• Pay depends on age: 16-20 = £10.10 per hour, 21+ = £12.31 per hour.
• 6 weeks holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount in any of our 300+ shops.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• A staff benefits package with virtual GP and discounted services 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 the items they are looking for.
• Give a 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 our freezers and onto our shelves ready for customers to buy.
• Work with the rest of your team to complete the daily and weekly routines that keep our shops safe, clean and tidy.

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy with variety of tasks – from deliveries to tills to cleaning and stock rotation.
• Reliable, dependable, essential part of a small team.
• Flexible with shifts; rota planned 3 weeks in advance and commitments taken into consideration.

More than just a job

Many people come to us for a part time job to earn a bit of money whilst they are studying at school, college or university and others find that it fits in well around other commitments like raising a family.

If you decide to stick around then there are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes and always look to 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 offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our Retail Assistants are very important. They each serve hundreds of customers each week and have the reputation of Farmfoods in their hands. To our customers, they are Farmfoods.

Contract information

Position: PTRA, Hours: 12, Days: 3