Trading Assistant - Shift

Straiton Store, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, Straiton Mains, Loanhead, Midlothian, EH20 9PW

Pay: £13.23 per hour

Schedule:

Part‑time, 18.5 hours per week. Standard shift hours are Monday, Tuesday and Sunday 22:00 – 08:00.

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 a Trading Assistant you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.

• The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to the working hours and type of goods (e.g., alcohol) that you may be required to handle.
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.

• Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15 kg) to replenish a variety of items across the store, keeping shelves clean, tidy and well‑presented.
• Always ready to serve customers brilliantly when the store is open, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
• Checking dates on fresh produce and grocery products.
• Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required.
• Building great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to provide recommendations.

• Happy working overnight in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, often on your own but also thriving as part of a team.
• Friendly and welcoming with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Takes responsibility for tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
• Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard.
• Comfortable learning new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly.
• Has great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for customers.

We truly value our colleagues and provide market‑leading benefits and training:

• Night shift premium – an additional £2.45 per hour for work between midnight and 5 a.m.
• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% on Friday and Saturday.
• Free food and hot drinks provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – match between 4% and 7.5% of your contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to the Employee Assistance Programme.

We are committed to being an inclusive retailer where all colleagues can reach their full potential and all customers feel welcome. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer assessment‑based interviews that prioritise candidates who best match essential criteria. If you need reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know and we will support you.