Retail Assistant - Full Time

Job Overview

We are looking to recruit a new retail assistant for our shop in Castle Retail Park, Nottingham. This is a permanent 39‑hour full‑time position, working a variety of shifts across 5 days a week.

Pay & Benefits

• £10.10 per hour for ages 16‑20
• £12.31 per hour for ages 21+
• 30 days holiday each year
• 15% staff discount across 300+ shops
• Smart uniform, free life assurance, workplace pension
• Virtual GP and additional benefits such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, and travel discounts

Responsibilities

• Make customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
• Help customers find the items they are looking for.
• Provide fast and friendly till service, package items, and bid customers a polite goodbye.
• Handle stock with care, manage deliveries, and quickly place products into freezers and on shelves.
• Work with the team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep the shop safe, clean, and tidy.

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard‑working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy and able to juggle multiple tasks, from deliveries to till work and shop floor assistance.
• Reliable and dependable, ensuring the team and customers can rely on you each shift.
• A bit of flexibility with shifts, covering for colleagues when required and adapting to rota changes.

More than a Job

Farmfoods offers training programmes and clear pathways to Shop Manager and Area Manager roles. Many current managers began their careers in a shop, presenting a rewarding career trajectory.

About Us

Farmfoods is a family business that prides itself on offering great value and quality products in clean, tidy shops. We focus on delivering an old‑fashioned, genuine customer experience with a friendlier team than ever.

Contract Information

Position: FTRA, Hours: 39, Days: 5