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Food Services Assistant

Sainsbury's • Part-time • City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom • 1d ago

What you’ll be doing:

Preparing, packing and displaying a range of breads, pastries, sweet treats, hot foods and seasonal items so they are enticing for our customers
Complying to food safety and hygiene standards by checking food temperatures, date checking products, disposing of waste and cleaning the food areas
Be tuned in to what our customers want and be on hand to serve them brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help
Replenishing stock to maintain availability and keeping our shelves tidy and full of well-presented products
Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
Working flexibly across the store as required

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and a passion for food
Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team
Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
Always ready 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:

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
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.

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