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Working at Tesco Retail

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

Hiring in

  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

Office locations

Join Tesco as a Shift Lead in Sidmouth, UK for a full-time retail role with a minimum of 16 hours per week. Pay starts at £15.59 per hour. You will lead store operations, support colleagues, and deliver fantastic customer service.

Requirements

  • Must be over 18 years of age and past the school leaver's age.
  • Experience in a team lead or management position in a fast-paced retail environment.
  • Strong role model with a passion for customer service and team inclusion.
  • Clear communication and motivational leadership skills.
  • No specific degree required.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Confidently lead the store in the Manager's absence and motivate colleagues to achieve outstanding results.
  • Coaching & Feedback: Guide and coach team members, providing constructive feedback and modelling great service.
  • Operations Management: Act as the go-to person for daily operational queries and make balanced, flexible decisions.
  • Relationship Building: Foster positive and inclusive working relationships to support a collaborative team environment.
  • Potential transition routes: People from retail supervisor or customer service team lead roles may bring relevant operational and leadership skills, alongside meeting management experience requirements.

Job description

Customers are at the centre of everything we do. Working in our stores means variety, teamwork, and plenty of daily challenges. You’ll meet great people, learn new skills, and be part of an inclusive team. Whether you want stability, flexibility, or a chance to grow your career, this role could be a great fit.

Tesco Shift Lead pay starts at £15.59 per hour, rising to £16.86 in stores within the M25. Some locations may offer additional payments. We guarantee a minimum of 16 hours per week, though roles from 12 hours are also available.

Your contracted hours will be scheduled within the availability windows shown, with at least 3 weeks’ notice of your shifts. If your availability is close to what we’re looking for, we still encourage you to apply.

  • Leading the team to deliver a great experience for customers in-store.

  • Working across all areas of the store and with all colleagues, being the go-to person for day-to-day operational queries.

  • Building positive, inclusive relationships that help colleagues perform at their best.

  • Confidently leading the store in the Manager’s absence.

  • Making balanced, flexible decisions and adapting well to change.

  • Coaching colleagues, giving feedback and role modelling great service.

  • Staying curious and seeking opportunities to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

  • To be over 18 for this role.

  • Experience working in a team lead or management position in a fast-paced retail environment.

  • Be a strong role model with a passion for delivering great service and ensuring every customer’s needs are met.

  • Build positive, long lasting relationships to create an inclusive, supportive team environment.

  • A clear communicator, using a variety of methods to keep the team well informed.

  • A natural leader who motivates and inspires the team to deliver outstanding results.

Tesco’s vision is to be every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our purpose is to serve our customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) 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 understand that life varies for each of us, so we’re always open to conversations about flexible working. Talk to us during your application about how we can support you.

We’re 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.

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver's age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please visit the Government website here

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Tesco Retail

Shift Leader

Sidmouth
On-site
£15.59 - £16.86 per hour

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