Retail Assistant - Part Time

Retail Assistant – Part Time, Early Starts

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We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Longsight, Greater Manchester. This is a permanent part‑time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 12 hours worked over 3 days per week, including weekends. The role will require you to be available for early‑morning shifts.

• Hours:
  
  12 hours across 3 days per week
• Pay: £10.10 – £12.31 per hour (Ages 16‑20: £10.10 per hour; Ages 21+: £12.31 per hour)
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, free life assurance, smart uniform, and virtual GP access

In addition to your hourly rate, you will earn the following:

• 6 weeks holiday each year
• 15% discount on a wide range of household and food items
• Smart uniform
• Free life assurance
• Staff benefits package including virtual GP, discounted services, cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel

• Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
• Help customers find the items they are looking for.
• Provide fast and friendly service at the tills, offering help to pack and leaving a good impression.
• Handle stock with care, assisting with deliveries and placing products onto shelves.
• Work with the team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep the shop safe, clean and tidy.

• Friendly, positive, hard‑working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy with varied tasks such as deliveries, till work, customer assistance, cleaning and stock rotation.
• Reliable and dependable, being an important part of a small team with responsibility to perform each shift well.
• Flexible with shift schedules, accommodating rota changes and covering for colleagues as required.

Many people start at Farmfoods as part‑time retail assistants and go on to achieve promotions to Shop Manager or Area Manager positions. We offer training programmes and internal progression opportunities, making this role a potential stepping‑stone to a rewarding career.

Position:
Part‑time (PTRA) – 12 hours per week over 3 days.