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Waitrose Jobs, Jobs At Waitrose

Waitrose jobs, jobs at Waitrose

Are you looking for information about working for Waitrose at Kings Hill? Contact the main Waitrose recruitment portal linked below.

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Waitrose Jobs - Waitrose Graduate Recruitment

The Waitrose website at www.waitrose.com is not the main Waitrose recruitment website. Waitrose jobs are published at the John Lewis Partnership recruitment portal www.jlpjobs.com/jobs/waitrose-jobs.htm and following the links on this page.

Waitrose is the supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with over 260 stores across the country. Offering outstanding customer service and a wide range of quality products, The main Waitrose recruitment portal

John Lewis Partnership jobs are advertised on the website but for local Waitrose in store jobs you'll need to contact the relevant branch, contact details available through the Waitrose store finder here.

The published benefits of working for the John Lewis Partnership included (at the time of writing):

Annual bonus
Every year, a proportion of the business's profits is distributed to Partners as a percentage of their previous year's earnings. In recent years, the bonus has varied between 12% and 18%, and in 2007 this was the equivalent of nine weeks pay.
Discounts
After three months service, all Partners are entitled to a 12% discount on most purchases from John Lewis and Waitrose. In John Lewis this rises to 25% after one years service. Paid holiday
The holiday entitlement is four weeks per year, rising to five weeks after three years (or in the case of IT graduate trainees after promotion to programmer or trainee analyst). There are further long-service increases for most Partners after ten or fifteen years. Management Partners, including graduate trainees, receive five weeks holiday from the outset.
Pension scheme
We offer a non-contributory final salary pension scheme, payable from the age of 60, to most Partners who have completed a five-year qualifying period.
Life assurance
Our life assurance scheme pays a sum equivalent to three times annual salary to your nominated beneficiary.
Subsidised dining room
In most sites around the Partnership, we provide a dining room where you can enjoy excellent food at very reasonable process.
Holiday and leisure facilities
The business owns a number of residential clubs which offer subsidised holiday accommodation for Partners with at least three years service including:
- Ambleside Park in the Lake District
- Brownsea Castle in Poole Harbour, Dorset
- Odney Club in Berkshire, near our Winter Hill Golf Club
- Leckford Abbas in Hampshire
Sports clubs
We support an extensive range of sports activities including football, netball, golf, skiing, sailing, squash, riding and gliding.
Societies
Partners can join many societies including drama, film, photography, music and art.
Ticket subsidies
Ticket subsidies of 50% of the cost of a visit to the theatre, opera or concert hall are available up to a maximum of 60 per year. Partners may also take advantage of corporate membership to bodies such as English Heritage, the Science Museum and the Royal Society of Arts.
Education subsidies
We give generous financial support to Partners who wish to acquire a new leisure skill or continue their education, e.g. through the Open University or evening classes.
Extended leave
Partners who complete 25 years service can enjoy paid sabbatical leave of up to six months.
Health services
We have an occupational health service staffed by three full-time doctors and fifty occupational health advisers.
Special help in time of need
In cases of particular need, we will help a Partner with a loan or a grant.
Voluntary benefits and discounted deals
We have negotiated a range of benefits for Partners such as discounted private healthcare and a car purchase scheme, along with a number of one-off deals with hotels, amusement parks etc.

Graduate Careers at Waitrose

Waitrose offers challenging management careers in the fast-moving retail sector and gives the chance to be part of a unique democracy where everyone has a ‘say’ in the way the organisation is run.

Waitrose hasa a flexible training scheme that aims to get you to an initial appointment as Department Manager within 12-24 months, depending on the pace of learning you are comfortable with.

They recruit up to 30 graduates each year through two intakes in April and September. Perfect candidats should have strong analytical mind and graet communication skills, along with the resilience and drive to become truly exceptional leaders. In return, they can guarantee a wealth of career opportunities and total commitment to investing in your personal development.

Waitrose Jobs - Applying To Waitrose

Competition is really tough for Waitrose jobs, Waitrose Stratford received more than 1400 applications in just two days, after advertising the positions on its website

Waitrose Stores in Kent:

Please note the Waitrose Store in Canterbury is now open.

Waitrose Ashford - Repton Park, Ashford - 01233 660082
Waitrose Biggin Hill - 168 Main Road, Biggin Hill - 01959 575079
Waitrose Bromley - 129 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley - 020 8460 7650
Waitrose Bromley South - 45 Masons Hill, Bromley - 020 8460 7752
Waitrose Canterbury - St Georges Place, Canterbury -
Waitrose Crowbough - Croft Road, Crowborough - 01892 662864
Waitrose Dartford - Orchards Shopping Centre - 01322 277902
Waitrose Hythe - Prospect Road, Hythe - 01303 230318
Waitrose Paddock Wood - Church Road, Paddock Wood - 01892 836647
Waitrose Ramsgate - Queen Street, Ramsgate - 01843 583107
Waitrose Sevenoaks - 126 High Street, Sevenoaks - 01732 453354
Waitrose Tenterden - 10 Sayers Lane, Tenterden - 01580 765168
Waitrose Tonbridge - Sovereign Way, Tonbridge - 01732 358964