Food Services Assistant in Haxby

Haxby Store, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, 39 The Village, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 2HU.

Rate: £12.60 per hour. Contract type: Fixed‑Term Assignment. Hours: Part time, 20 hours per week. Shift hours: Thursday 06:30 – 13:30; Friday 06:30 – 13:30; Saturday 06:00 – 13:00. Closing date: 20 November 2025.

Working in our stores this Christmas Could you be one of our Christmas champions this year? Whether you’re a Nut Roast Navigator, or a Mince Pie Magician, bring your energy into this season and help us create the best Christmas possible for our customers. Our stores are fast‑paced environments where no two days are ever the same, especially during our busiest and most magical time of the year. They are at the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, quality and great service.

As a Food Services Assistant, you’ll be a Christmas Champion ensuring our stores are set‑up brilliantly to provide our customers with a range of great tasting products.

You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK. If the shifts cover hours earlier than 6 am or later than 11 pm, you must be at least 18 years of age.

• Preparing, packing and displaying a range of breads, pastries, sweet treats, hot foods and seasonal items so they are enticing for customers.
• Maintaining food safety and hygiene standards by checking food temperatures, date checking products, disposing of waste and cleaning food areas.
• Listening to customer needs and providing excellent service, including answering questions and proactively offering help.
• Replenishing stock to maintain availability and keeping shelves tidy and well‑presented.
• Building knowledge of products, services and promotions to provide recommendations.
• Working flexibly across the store as required.

• Friendly and welcoming with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers and a passion for food.
• Enjoys working in a fast‑paced, physical, high‑energy environment and thrives as part of a team.
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
• Is ready to work flexibly and productively across the store to a high standard; fully trained in a variety of skills, providing opportunities for learning and development.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to excel at work.
• Has great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always seeking to create the best shopping experience for customers.

• Discount card – 10 % off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks; 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 stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match between 4 % and 7.5 % of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy 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.

We are dedicated to being truly inclusive, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through an online assessment that prioritises those who match the essential criteria. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during application or interview stages, please let us know and we will support you. We offer development opportunities including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, along with celebrating diversity through initiatives and events that foster a culture of inclusion and respect.

Please note that vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.