Online Assistant – Early Shifts in Fast-Paced Retail in Doncaster

Rate: £13.23 per hour

Location: Edenthorpe Store, Doncaster, DN2 5PS

Hours: Part time, 12 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Business area: Retail

Closing date: 25 May 2026

Requisition ID: 400062315

Shift hours: Early shift: 04:00 - 08:00

Working in our stores: Our stores are fast‑paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, quality and great service. As one of our Online Assistants, you’ll support a joyful shopping experience for our online customers, ensuring they receive everything they shop for at Sainsbury’s. If the shifts for this role cover hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm, you will need to be at least 18 years of age. You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.

What you’ll be doing:

• Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor that online customers have ordered, ready for delivery to their doorsteps – or providing brilliant substitutions where products are out of stock.
• Using a handset that plans your route around the store, highlighting what you need to select and how long you have to complete each shop.
• Working behind the scenes dealing with customer queries, processing orders and helping to load the vans for our Home Delivery Drivers.
• Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
• 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:

• Happy with early morning starts (as most shifts start at 4am) and working in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, often on your own but also thriving in a team.
• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Enjoys working in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, using initiative to solve problems and taking responsibility for owning tasks.
• Always ready to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store – 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 and moving shopping containers up to 15KG.
• 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:

• Nightshift premium – in addition to the advertised hourly rate, a further £2.45 nightshift premium is paid for every hour worked between midnight and 5am (where applicable).
• 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, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• 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% and 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, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.

An inclusive place to work and shop. We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.