Meat & Fish Specialist, Supermarket Assistant

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Description Summary
Waitrose & Partners is all about enriched experiences and that goes for our people – our Partners – as much as our customers. We want you to enjoy your work and share your passion for food with our customers. So we’ll train you, treat you respectfully and then reward you by giving you a share in the profits, for pulling it all together and being part of our success.

We want you to enjoy your work and share your passion for food with our customers. So we will train you, treat you respectfully and then reward you by giving you a share in the profits, for pulling it all together and being part of our success. We are looking for someone who keeps up to date on food and drink trends, knows our products, takes pride in whatever they do, carrying out everything to the highest standards, making sure the shop floor is shipshape, ready for when our customers arrive.

Whether they are shopping for a healthy lunch, a top up on fresh fruit and veg, the weekly shop or a special occasion, we want every customer to enjoy their shopping experience, confident in our products and confident in our Partners.

The role of a Supermarket Assistant involves a range of tasks, including advising and serving customers, moving and replenishing stock, carrying out housekeeping activities and handling cash and card transactions according to set procedures. Partners may be expected to work in any area of the branch to support the wider team as required, and to maintain the necessary business dress and hygiene standards.

• You'll take responsibility for your own food counter ensuring the highest presentation and hygiene standards at all time.
• Stay on top of stock levels, ensuring the products are customers love are there when needed.
• Take great care while working with open food and ensure all due diligence and health & safety protocols are followed. Helping to reduce food wastage.
• Maintain your knowledge of new products and have a good understanding of Waitrose's food values (e.g. animal welfare).
• Support the wider shop team when required with general shopkeeping tasks which include: stock replenishment, fulfilling online customer orders, helping to reduce waste, checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.

• Communication skills - to enable you to work effectively as part of a team and with our customers.
• Outstanding customer service and a passion for food.
• Excellent knowledge of your specialist area.
• Ability to Coach and mentor Partners on your specialist area.

• Commercial Awareness - keeping up to date with market trends and product launches in your specialist area.
• IT literacy skills.
• Selling skills.

Experience in a customer facing selling or service environment.

As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

August 23, 2026

£14.31

Permanent

Part time vacancy, 18 hours a week, working various shifts, including early starts, late finishes, evenings & weekends

Partnership Level 10

Cirencester (Waitrose & Partners), Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1SZ

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant  continue to innovate, adapt and diversify.

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