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Working at Tesco Retail

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

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  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

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Join Tesco as a Shift Leader at Prince Edward Rd Express in South Shields, UK. This part-time role offers a guaranteed minimum of 16 hours per week, scheduled within afternoon and evening availability windows with a starting pay of £15.59 per hour. You will lead store operations, coach colleagues, and ensure exceptional customer service.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Experience working in a team lead or management position in a fast-paced retail environment.
  • Strong role model with a passion for customer service and team building.
  • Clear communication skills and ability to motivate a team.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Motivate and inspire team members to deliver outstanding results and operational efficiency.
  • Coaching & Feedback: Guide colleagues, provide constructive feedback, and role model excellent customer service.
  • Operational Management: Handle day-to-day queries and confidently lead the store in the Manager's absence.
  • Relationship Building: Foster inclusive, positive relationships across the store to support team performance.
  • Potential transition routes: People from retail supervisory or hospitality management roles may bring strong leadership and customer service skills, alongside meeting the operational requirements of this job.

Job description

Availability Window

Days From time To time Sun 14:00:00 23:00:00 Thu 14:00:00 23:00:00 Fri 14:00:00 23:00:00 Sat 14:00:00 23:00:00

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.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

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 customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

We're committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves, Everyone’s Welcome.

We also 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 are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Apply now
Tesco Retail

Tesco Shift Leader - Days - Prince Edward Rd Express

South Shields
On-site
£15.59 - £16.86 per hour

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