Food Services Assistant

Working in our stores

Our stores are fast‑paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are at the heart of the local community, providing outstanding value, quality and great service. As one of our Food Services Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to provide our customers with a range of great tasting products.

• You must be above the school‑leaver age in your country (School leaving age – )
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• If the shifts for this role cover hours earlier than 6 am or later than 11 pm, you will need to be at least 18 years of age.

• Preparing, packing and displaying a range of breads, pastries, sweet treats, hot foods and seasonal items so they are enticing for our customers.
• Complying with food safety and hygiene standards by checking food temperatures, date‑checking products, disposing of waste and cleaning the food areas.
• Being tuned in to what our customers want and serving them brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
• Replenishing stock to maintain availability and keeping our shelves tidy and full of well‑presented products.
• Building great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations.
• Working flexibly across the store as required.

• Friendly and welcoming with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and a passion for food.
• Happy working in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, and thriving as part of a team.
• Taking responsibility for owning tasks and using initiative to solve problems.
• Always ready to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard – fully trained in a variety of skills, with opportunities to learn, develop and try new things.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do the job brilliantly.
• Having great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers.

• Discount card – 10 % off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TUI and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15 % discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match between 4‑7.5 % of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.

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, colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide resources to help them understand and support their role and team effectively, and our internal networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone.

We are committed as a Disability Confident Leader – all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through an online assessment that prioritises those who achieve the highest score and most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.