Customer Assistant (Part-Time, Fixed-Term)

About the role

Sainsbury's is hiring a part-time Customer Assistant for its Rayleigh Weir store in Benfleet, Essex. This is a fixed-term assignment running until 2 January 2027, paid at £13.23 per hour. The availability window is Monday 18:00-22:00, Thursday 13:00-19:00 and Saturday 14:00-22:00, and shifts are planned within these times and shared three weeks in advance.

Key responsibilities

• Put customers first with friendly, helpful service
• Help with filling shelves, picking orders, serving customers and selling products
• Use digital tools to improve the customer experience
• Organise and move stock, keeping shelves tidy, clean and well-presented
• Build knowledge of products, services and promotions to recommend them to customers

Required profile

• Above the school-leaving age in your country
• Right to work in the UK
• Over 18 if the shift window includes work before 6.00am or after 11.00pm
• Friendly, enthusiastic and able to thrive in a fast-paced, physical environment
• Team player who is flexible and open to learning new digital tools

What we offer

• Discount card: 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks, rising to 15% on Fridays and Saturdays
• Holiday entitlement based on hours worked
• Pension matching of 4-7.5% and life cover matched up to 6x
• Share schemes, discounts on eating out and holidays, and wellbeing and financial support options