Job Summary
Supermarket assistant replenishes stock on supermarket shelves and helps customers find items they are looking for. Job titles vary between employers, from customer assistant to department colleague.
Job Responsibilities
- • Going round the aisles taking note of which stock needs replacing
- • Removing goods from the shelves which are past their sell-by date
- • Stacking the shelves and display areas, including fridges and freezers
- • Making sure that stock is rotated — putting goods with the earliest sell-by dates to the front
- • Making sure that fridges and freezers are at the correct temperature
- • Cleaning the shelves and keeping stock neat and tidy
- • Helping customers with any queries, including showing them where items are
- • In a large store, specializing in one particular department such as grocery or chilled foods
Conditions
- • You will work in a supermarket, either in one department, or the whole store.
- • You will probably work shifts including nights and weekends.
- • Part time work is common.
- • You may have to carry heavy items and pull pallets along from the stock room.
- • You might spend time in cold areas, such as walk-in fridges and freezers.
- • You would usually wear a uniform, which your employer will provide.
Characteristics
- • Able to provide good customer service
- • Friendly and helpful
- • Flexible and able to adapt to change
- • Honest and reliable
- • Responsible when it comes to health and safety.
Training
- • Training is on the job.
Carrier Path
- • You might progress to become a supervisor.
