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Customer Assistant - Nights
Sainsbury's
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom["Part time"]
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What you’ll be doing
• Getting the store ready for the day ahead by filling shelves, working at a
good steady pace throughout the night and being prepared to work with a
variety of product types
• Keeping your workspace tidy for other colleagues and making sure our aisles
are clean, presentable and ready for our customers the next day
• Collecting and moving stock safely from the warehouse to the shopfloor,
including heavy equipment and containers
• Working across different parts of the store, which could include chilled and
frozen areas
• Using equipment, handsets and digital systems to complete your work
accurately and safely
• Helping in other areas when needed, which could include picking online orders
or serving customers at checkouts once you’re trained and confident
What it takes to be part of our team
• Friendly and welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for delivering for
customers
• Working nights takes energy, resilience and a hands-on approach, so you will
be ready to work in a physically demanding role and able to adapt to the
disruption that working over-night can have on well-being and sleep
• Committed team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is always
willing to support colleagues and work together
• Flexibly and willingness to work across the store and take on new challenges
• Open to learning, developing and trying new things to improve our service
• Confident learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job
brilliantly
• Take pride and ownership in your work, including a good attention to detail,
maintaining a clean and tidy work space and always looking for ways to make
our customer experience better
Supporting you at work and beyond
We offer our colleagues a wide range of rewards and provide competitive
benefits:
• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat, increasing to
15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
• Holiday entitlement - based on the hours you work
• Enhanced Family Leave – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and more
• Pension and life cover – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension
contributions and up to 6x life cover
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
• Other Retail savings – discounts on eating out, holidays and at other
retailers
• Physical wellbeing - cycle to work and bike rental schemes, reduced price gym
access and Health/Dental cash plans
• Mental wellbeing - 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme and
Online wellbeing platform
• Financial support - interest-free season ticket loans, Pay advance,
affordable loans and savings directly from your pay and financial wellbeing
resources
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working in our stores
We’re proud that our stores have been at the heart of the communities they serve
for over 150 years, united by a shared passion for food and putting customers
first. As a Customer Assistant on nights, you’ll be the special ingredient that
helps our stores run brilliantly by bringing energy to our fast-paced
environment, thriving as part of a team and embracing our commitment to give our
customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for, day in day out.
Important checks before you apply
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• 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
QUALIFICATIONS
An inclusive place to work and shop
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.
To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range
of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for careers. We
provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role
and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true
representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our
colleagues may face.
We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including
mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues
grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and
events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn
more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here
[https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sustainability/better-for-everyone/diversity-and-inclusion].
Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or
interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.