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Trading Assistant - Shift

2/18/2026

The role involves physically collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages to replenish store items, ensuring shelves are clean, tidy, and well-presented. Additionally, colleagues must provide brilliant customer service, check dates on fresh produce, and support with deliveries.

Working Hours

28 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Over 150 years old and still going strong, we’re the UK’s second-biggest retailer. Every day, the nation shops with us because they know they’ll get affordable, good food and excellent service. We focus on great value and convenient shopping across our family of brands, from Argos, Nectar and Habitat to Sainsbury’s Bank, Smart Charge and Tu. What’s next for Sainsbury’s? We've put food back at the heart of our business and we’re taking Sainsbury’s to the next level. We’re investing in technology and people and we’re thinking bigger about how we attract and connect with our customers, while doing everything we can to create a more resilient UK food system.
About the Role

What you’ll be doing:

  • Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish a variety of items across the store, keeping our shelves clean, tidy and full of well-presented products
  • Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly when the store is open, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help  
  • Date checking fresh produce and grocery products
  • Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required
  • Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations 

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague: 

  • Happy working overnight in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, often on your own but also thrive in being part of a team
  • Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers 
  • Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
  • Always prepared to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard - you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
  • Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly  
  • Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:

  • Nightshift premium - in addition to the advertised hourly rate, a further £2.45 nightshift premium is paid for every hour worked between midnight - 5am (where applicable).
  • Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day
  • Free food and hot drinks - provided for Colleagues in all our stores
  • Generous holiday entitlement - based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
  • Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions
  • Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
  • Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more 
  • Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

If you need an update on your application, you should contact the store that you have applied to. You can find contact details for all Sainsbury's stores here.

Key Skills
Stock ReplenishmentCustomer ServiceProduct KnowledgeAttention To DetailFlexibilityProblem SolvingDigital Tools ProficiencyTeamworkInitiativePhysical Stamina
Categories
RetailLogisticsCustomer Service & SupportAdministrative
Benefits
Nightshift premiumDiscount cardFree food and hot drinksGenerous holiday entitlementMaternity and paternity leavePensionShare schemesShopping discountsWellbeing support
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