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Retail Assistant - Part Time

Job in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, DH98, England, UK
Listing for: Farmfoods Ltd
Part Time position
Listed on 2026-01-16
Job specializations:
  • Retail
    Retail Associate/ Customer Service, Customer Service Rep
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 10.1 - 12.31 GBP Hourly GBP 10.10 12.31 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Retail Assistant – Part Time

  • Hours:

    8 hours across 2 days per week.
  • Pay: £10.10 - £12.31 per hour.
  • Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more.

The shop is located in Wrekenton, Gateshead. We offer a permanent part‑time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 8 hours worked over 2 days each week, including weekends.

Pay & benefits

The amount that you will earn depends on your age:

  • Ages 16-20 = £10.10 per hour
  • Ages 21+ = £12.31 per hour

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

  • 6 weeks holiday each year.
  • Great training and development opportunities.
  • 15% staff discount available in over 300 shops.
  • A smart uniform.
  • จำวันที่/free life assurance.
  • A staff benefits package that includes cess virtual GP, discounted services, cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.
As one of our retail assistants you will
  • Make all customers feel welcome with a friendly smile and simple hello.
  • Helpopera customers find the items they are looking for.
  • Provide fast and friendly service at the tills, offer help to pack and leave a good impression with a friendly thank you and goodbye.
  • Handle stock with care while working deliveries, quickly placing products into freezers and onto shelves ready for purchase.
  • Work with the rest of the team to complete daily and weekly routines that keep our shops safe, clean, and tidy.
You will need
  • A friendly, positive, hard‑working approach to work.
  • An enjoyment of being busy as there is always something to do – from deliveries to till service, customer support, cleaning and stock rotations.
  • Reliability, as you will be an important part of a small team; colleagues and customers will depend on you to do your best on each shift and not let the team down.
  • A bit of flexibility with your shifts; when team members are away we may need you to cover slightly different hours. Rotas are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside work are taken into consideration.
More than just a job

Many people find a part‑time job here useful for earning money while studying at school, college or university; others enjoy the flexibility around family commitments. If you decide to stick around, there are many opportunities for a career at Farmfoods, with great training programmes and a strong internal promotion culture from shop to manager roles.

A bit about us

Farmfoods is a family business with ambition, offering customers great value and quality products in clean, tidy shops staffed by the friendliest team in retail. We focus on delivering an ‘old‑fashioned’, genuine and friendly

YC customer experience, and our retail assistants are essential to that reputation.

Contract information

Position: PTRA,

Hours:

8, Days: 2

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