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Working at Tesco Retail

  • Company employees
    330,000+
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    49:51

Hiring in

  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

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Take the lead as a Fulfilment Shift Leader at the Newbury Superstore with Tesco. In this fast-paced retail role, you will coordinate a team, improve customer service through coaching, and ensure a safe, efficient shopping environment. The position offers 16 guaranteed hours per week (minimum 12 available) with a starting rate of £14.76 an hour and flexible scheduling windows.

Requirements

  • No specific degree is required for this role.
  • No minimum years of experience are explicitly stated in the posting.
  • Must be able to work within the advertised availability windows (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between 07:00 and 19:00).
  • Must be able to pass the school leavers age requirements.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Customer service: Role model great, natural customer service to ensure every shopper's needs are met and service is continuously improved.
  • Team leadership: Coordinate a team and build strong relationships to create team spirit and encourage colleagues to be at their best.
  • Communication: Communicate clearly using a variety of methods to keep the team well informed and aligned.
  • Decision-making: Make efficient decisions and handle change flexibly to ensure everything is right for customers and colleagues.
  • Potential transition routes: People from retail sales or hospitality backgrounds may bring strong customer service and team coordination skills, alongside meeting the availability and leadership requirements for this role.

Job description

Availability Window

Days From time To time Mon 08:00:00 19:00:00 Wed 08:00:00 19:00:00 Thu 07:00:00 19:00:00 Fri 07:00:00 19:00:00 Sat 07:00:00 19:00:00

Our Shift Leader rate of pay starts from �14.76 an hour; this increases to �15.97 for stores inside the M25. �Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It�s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you�d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we�d like you to be available to work � the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you�ll have 3 weeks� notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times you�re available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we�d still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

It takes lots of different people to run a store and this is a job for doers, with plenty of variety. It�s a committed role, full of everyday challenges, but that�s one of the things that makes it so exciting.

  • Being a colleague in one of our stores means that you will help to serve our shoppers better every day.
  • You�ll meet great people, learn new things and be part of a specialist, diverse team where everyone is welcome.
  • Whether you are looking for stability or flexibility to suit your lifestyle, or the opportunity to progress your career, this can be the role for you.

As a Shift Leader, you will be working in a fast paced retail environment where no day is the same.

You will take ownership of�activities by�co-ordinating a team to deliver.

As the customer is at the heart of everything we do, you will be constantly looking for ways to improve service in your store through on the job coaching and feedback

You will have a great understanding of how your team is performing and be the expert in delivering practical actions for its improvement by taking a hands on approach.

With your guidance, your area will always remain a safe place to work and shop.

  • You are able to role model giving great, natural customer service ensuring every customers needs are met
  • Be able to build strong long lasting relationships with colleagues to create a team spirit, encouraging them to be at their best
  • You are a clear communicator and use a variety of methods to keep the team well informed
  • Be confident in taking the lead as at times you will be in charge�
  • You are flexible in the way you think, making decisions efficiently and handling change to ensure everything we do is right for customers and colleagues
  • You have energy and drive to deliver beyond expectations and effectively balance priorities
  • Always looking for ideas and opportunities to serve Britain�s shoppers a little better everyday.
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Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is "Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day." Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.�

�Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we are a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That is why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click�here.

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Please note

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leavers age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please click here�

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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Tesco Retail

Fulfilment Shift Leader - Newbury Superstore

Newbury
On-site
14.76 an hour

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