Supermarket Assistant – Christmas (Temporary)

About the role

Waitrose is looking for a Supermarket Assistant for a Christmas temporary position at its Ipswich 2 store. The role covers shopkeeping tasks alongside customer service, with varied part-time hours of around 15 hours spread over seven days, including early starts, late finishes, evenings and weekends between 06:00 and 22:00.

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 on items approaching their sell-by dates.
• Support the wider shop team, including checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders and fulfilling on-demand orders.
• Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.

Required profile

• Communication skills to work effectively as part of a team and with customers.
• Experience in a customer-facing role is welcomed.
• Desirable: up-to-date knowledge and strong interest in food and drink trends, and a flexible approach to supporting the whole branch.

What we offer

• Pay of £13.00, rising to £13.25 after 90 days; night premium of £3.75 per hour between 22:00 and 06:00.
• Flexible working options such as compressed hours, job sharing or shorter-hour contracts, where possible.
• Partner discounts of 25% at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose, and up to £200 towards certain tutored courses.
• Holiday and leave, pension and life assurance, and clubs and societies.