Fruit & Veg Specialist, Supermarket Assistant

The role of a Supermarket Assistant involves a range of tasks, including advising and serving customers, moving and replenishing stock, carrying out housekeeping activities and handling cash and card transactions according to set procedures. Partners may be expected to work in any area of the branch to support the wider team as required, and to maintain the necessary business dress and hygiene standards.

Waitrose & Partners is all about enriched experiences and that goes for our people - our Partners - as much as our customers. We want you to enjoy your work and share your passion for food with our customers. So we will train you, treat you respectfully and then reward you by giving you a share in the profits, for pulling it all together and being part of our success.

We are looking for someone who keeps up to date on food and drink trends, knows our products, takes pride in whatever they do, carrying out everything to the highest standards, making sure the shop floor is shipshape, ready for when our customers arrive. Whether they are shopping for a healthy lunch, a top up on fresh fruit and veg, the weekly shop or a special occasion, we want every customer to enjoy their shopping experience, confident in our products and confident in our Partners., Our BAME Network supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Partners, celebrate their contributions and create a more inclusive workplace.

Faith & Belief

FAB (Faith & Belief) is aimed at educating, celebrating and increasing awareness of all faiths and beliefs.

Gender Equality

Promoting Gender equality, empowering Partners to overcome barriers and be more involved in topics outside of their day job.

Linkages

Our intergenerational or age network aiming to build awareness of the benefits and opportunities of an intergenerational workforce.

Pride

Our first network that we developed. Designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

Working Parents

Our Working Parents' Network supports and inspires working parents throughout their parenting journey.

Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

Ability

Championing workplace disability inclusion by creating a supportive environment and offering peer communities for those with diverse needs.

Unity

Our BAME Network supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Partners, celebrate their contributions and create a more inclusive workplace.

Faith & Belief

FAB (Faith & Belief) is aimed at educating, celebrating and increasing awareness of all faiths and beliefs.

Gender Equality

Promoting Gender equality, empowering Partners to overcome barriers and be more involved in topics outside of their day job.

Linkages

Our intergenerational or age network aiming to build awareness of the benefits and opportunities of an intergenerational workforce.

Pride

Our first network that we developed. Designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

Working Parents

Our Working Parents' Network supports and inspires working parents throughout their parenting journey.

Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

Did you know?

Fancy learning a new hobby and being part of a new club? The Partnership runs clubs ranging from snowboarding club to clay pigeon shooting.

These are run by Partners who volunteer their time to arrange activities, share their hobbies and create opportunities for Partners to get to know each other!, Fancy learning a new hobby and being part of a new club? The Partnership runs clubs ranging from snowboarding club to clay pigeon shooting.

These are run by Partners who volunteer their time to arrange activities, share their hobbies and create opportunities for Partners to get to know each other!

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Experience in a customer facing selling or service environment.

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., Waitrose & Partners is all about enriched experiences and that goes for our people - our Partners - as much as our customers. We want you to enjoy your work and share your passion for food with our customers. So we'll train you, treat you respectfully and then reward you by giving you a share in the profits, for pulling it all together and being part of our success., This is where you'll be based, whether that's in a shop, distribution centre or one of our head offices.

Lincoln (Waitrose)
Searby Road
Lincolnshire, LN2 4DS
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As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response."

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it., Leisure Learning

Enjoy learning a new skill or hobby even more by claiming up to £200 towards certain tutored courses.

(Applies to courses which you pay for in advance yourself).

PARTNER DISCOUNT

25% off at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose. We knew you'd like this one!

(some exclusions apply). (Partner discount is only available following successful completion of your 90-day Earning Membership period once you have started).

Clubs & Societies

From arts & crafts to fishing, from skiing to running, we have so many clubs and societies bringing Partners with shared interests together.

HOLIDAY & LEAVE

Enjoy a generous holiday provision. Plenty of time for some rest and relaxation.

(The amount of holiday you'll get depends on your role and working hours. It increases over time).

PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE

Secure your future with our comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance.