Trading Assistant - Shift

Rate and Location

Rate: £13.23 per hour

Location:

Penzance Store, Cornwall, TR18 3RF

Hours:

Full time, 36:00 hours per week
Contract type:
Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area:
Retail
Closing date: 22 May 2026
Requisition :

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Night shift: 23:00 - 09:00

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 (alcohol, etc) 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 our shelves clean, tidy and full of well‑presented products.
• Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly when the store is open, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
• Date‑checking fresh produce and grocery products.
• Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required.
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help 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 a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
• Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard – you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things.
• Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly.
• Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers.

• Night shift premium – in addition to the advertised hourly rate, a further £2.45 night shift premium is paid for every hour worked between midnight and 5 am (where applicable).
• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• 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.