Hospitality, Supermarket Assistant

About the role

Waitrose is looking for a hospitality, supermarket assistant to work on its service counters in Reading. You will show your knowledge and passion for food, recommend recipes to customers and help build lasting relationships with them. The role is permanent with varied full-time hours across seven days, including early starts, evenings and every other weekend between 04:00 and 19:30.

Key responsibilities

• Take responsibility for your own food counter, keeping presentation and hygiene standards high at all times
• Keep track of stock levels so customers' favourite products are always available
• Handle open food carefully and follow health and safety protocols, helping to reduce food wastage
• Stay up to date with new products and understand Waitrose's food values, such as animal welfare
• Support the wider shop team with general shopkeeping tasks when needed

Required profile

• Applicants must be 18 years or over due to working time regulations
• Communication skills to work well as part of a team and with customers
• Desirable: experience in a customer-facing role, in catering or hospitality, and up-to-date knowledge of food and drink trends

What we offer

• Pay of £13.00, rising to £13.25 after 90 days
• Night premium of £3.75 per hour for work between 22:00 and 06:00
• Partner discounts of 25% at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose (after completing the 90-day Earning Membership)
• Up to £200 towards certain tutored courses, holiday and leave, pension and life assurance, and clubs and societies