Retail Assistant - Part Time in Thornaby-on-Tees

Retail Assistant – Part Time

Location: Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees.

Hours: 8 hours across 2 days per week. Included: weekends.

Pay: £10.10 – £12.31 per hour (depends on age)

• £10.10 per hour for ages 16‑20
• £12.31 per hour for ages 21+

Benefits

• 6 weeks holiday each year
• 15% staff discount in over 300 shops
• Smart uniform
• Free life assurance
• Virtual GP and discounted services (cinema tickets, gym memberships, travel, etc.)
• Training and development opportunities

As a Retail Assistant you will

• Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
• Help customers find the items they are looking for.
• Provide fast, friendly till service, offering help to pack and leaving a good impression.
• Handle stock with care while working deliveries, quickly placing products into freezers and shelves.
• Work with your team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep the shop safe, clean and tidy.

Requirements

• Friendly, positive, hard‑working approach to work.
• Enjoy being busy – juggle deliveries, till work, customer service, cleaning and stock rotation.
• Reliable – you are an important part of a small team, and we depend on you to deliver your best on each shift.
• Flexible – ready to cover for team members during holidays; rotas planned three weeks in advance with consideration of outside commitments.

More than just a job

Many people find our part‑time role fits around studies, college, university or family commitments. If you stay, there are opportunities to progress to Shop or Area Manager roles through our training programmes.

A bit about Farmfoods

Farmfoods is a family business with ambition, offering great value, quality products, and a friendly customer experience. We pride ourselves on clean shops and a dedicated team.

Our Retail Assistants are vital – they serve hundreds of customers weekly and embody the Farmfoods reputation.

Contract information

Position: PTRA, Hours: 8, Days: 2