Retail Assistant

25 hours per week

5 out of 7 per week

Varied shifts starting from 06:30 through to 22:00, weekends from 09:30 - 21:15

£12.21 per hour

Free Car parking

Retail Assistant - Sodexo

Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester, Essex CO2 7UT

Join our team at Sodexo as a Retail Assistant and play a key role in keeping our convenience store running smoothly! Whether you're looking for your first job or bringing retail experience, we'd love to hear from you.

This customer-facing role gives you the chance to interact daily with Armed Forces personnel, making a real difference in their day. At Sodexo, you'll be part of something greater – working with purpose and growing in your own way.

• Serve customers with a friendly, professional approach
• Operate tills and handle transactions efficiently
• Manage stock, including receiving deliveries, restocking, and rotation
• Support promotions and loyalty programmes
• Maintain store cleanliness and uphold hygiene standards
• Ensure responsible retailing by verifying  restricted items

• Must be 18 or over to sell restricted items
• Retail experience? Great! No experience? We’ll provide full training.
• Sales awareness – contribute to store performance and cost control
• Product knowledge – understand what we sell and how it benefits customers
• Digital know-how – use store systems and applications confidently
• Customer‑first attitude – spot selling opportunities and adapt to their needs
• A flexible mindset – thrive in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing environment

• On‑the‑job training with experienced professionals
• Fully funded apprenticeship qualifications
• Career development opportunities within Sodexo
• A friendly and supportive work environment
• Wellbeing support – unlimited online resources, a free health app with 24/7 virtual GP, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial benefits – discounts for you and your family, salary finance support, retirement plan, and a death‑in‑service benefit.
• Career growth – apprenticeships, learning tools, and development opportunities.
• Work perks – cycle to work scheme, volunteering opportunities, flexible work, full training, and a protective uniform.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.