ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Supermarket Assistant, you'll help our difference be felt by our customers on every visit, providing the Partner-led service and passion for food that our competitors can't compete with - passionate Partners serving food lovers!

Your drive to go the extra mile will make all the difference to the impression our customers have about the Waitrose brand and keep them returning again and again by earning their trust and loyalty for a lifetime.

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We are currently recruiting for specific London branches that are listed on this vacancy.

This role is being advertised for Kings Cross Station and Edgeware Road ONLY. The hours of work are between 27 and 37.5 hours per week.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU CAN WORK AT THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED ON THIS VACANCY

 

INFORMATION: A full list of Various Central and East London Locations are  Barbican, Bayswater, Bloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Edgware Road, Greenwich, High Holborn, Islington, Kings Cross, Kings Cross Station, Marylebone, Monument, South Bank Tower, St Katharine Docks, Stratford City, Walbrook

 

We may not be able to proceed with your application, if you are unable to meet the location requirements advertised.

In your application you will be asked to provide your working hours availability. Please be as accurate as possible so that we can best match you to our current vacancies. 

You are only required to apply for ONE vacancy that has the wording Various London Branches in the title - your working preferences can be discussed at interview. This includes Supermarket Assistant, Night Replenishment and Hospitality positions.

TEMPORARY ROLES AVAILABLE

Due to working time regulations, applicants must be 18 years or over to apply.

The pay rate is £13.60 per hour (£13.85 after 90 days)

In addition to the pay stated, you will receive a shift premium for hours worked between 22:00 and 06:00. This will be paid at the minimum recruitment rate for your role.

Key Responsibilities

Alongside the great service you provide to our customers, your role will involve a variety of shop-keeping related tasks to keep the operation running efficiently and productively. Responsibilities include:

- Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers.

- Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors.

- Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates.

- Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including; checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.

- Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.


Essential skills/experience you'll need

- Communication skills to enable you to work effectively as part of a team and with our customers.


Desirable skills/experience you may have

- Experience of working in a customer facing role is welcomed.

- Up to date knowledge and strong interest in food and drink trends.

- Flexible approach to ensure the support of the whole branch.

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To learn more about this role, please copy and paste this link into a new browser window: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXt8KKlnSWs

Closing Date:

July 11, 2025

Pay:

Contract Type:

Temporary

Hours of Work:

Varied hours of Full and Part Time Work (37.5 and 33 hours per week) across seven days between the hours of 22:00 - 07:00.

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