Food Services Assistant

Responsibilites

Preparing, packing and displaying a range of breads, pastries, sweet treats, hot foods and seasonal items to ensure they are enticing for customers. Complying with food safety and hygiene standards by checking food temperatures, date checking products, disposing of waste and cleaning food areas. Being attentive to customer needs, providing excellent service, answering questions, and proactively offering help. Replenishing stock to maintain availability and keeping shelves tidy and full of well-presented products.

Building great knowledge about the store’s products, services and promotions to provide useful recommendations. Working flexibly across the store as required.

• Friendly and welcoming with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and a passion for food.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment and enjoys being part of a team.
• Works responsibly, taking initiative to solve problems and owning tasks.
• Ready to work flexibly and productively across the store, embracing training and learning new skills.
• Comfortable using new digital tools and technology.
• Maintains great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free and creating the best shopping experience for customers.

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome.

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TUI, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Free food and hot drinks for colleagues in all stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement based on the 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.
• Well‑being support – free access to an Employee Assistance Programme.