Night Replenishment, Supermarket Assistant – Christmas

About the role

A temporary night supermarket assistant position at a Waitrose in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, for Christmas. The role covers shop-keeping tasks alongside customer service, with varied part-time hours of 16 hours or more across seven days, between 20:00 and 07:00. Pay is £13.00, rising to £13.25 after 90 days.

Key responsibilities

• Stock replenishment, keeping shelves full and products in the right place at the right time
• Fulfill online customer orders ready for delivery to customers' doors
• Reduce wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to sell-by dates
• Support the wider shop team, including checkout support, Click & Collect orders and on-demand orders
• Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks

Required profile

• Applicants must be 18 years or over due to working time regulations
• Communication skills to work effectively as part of a team and with customers
• Customer-facing experience is welcomed
• Flexible approach to support the whole branch

What we offer

• Night premium of £3.75 per hour for work between 22:00 and 06:00, including existing partners on Enhanced Hours Premium
• Partner discounts: 25% off 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
• Support for flexible working, such as compressed hours, job sharing or shorter-hour contracts