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Tesco Colleague - Dunmow Superstore
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Tesco Colleague - Dunmow Superstore
Collective Front Store Associate
About the Role
Tesco is always looking for passionate individuals who are ready to serve our customers brilliantly. Our stores operate from Monday to Saturday, with the following availability windows:
- Monday - Saturday
- From: 16:00
- To: 22:00
We offer a competitive Tesco Colleague rate, starting from £13.28/hour (increasing to £14.55/hour for stores within the M25). Additional location-based payments may apply, along with a minimum guarantee of 16 hours per week (flexibility down to 12 hours is available for those wanting fewer hours).
We provide 3 weeks' notice for shift scheduling to support flexibility. Applicants whose availability closely aligns with ours will be considered even if not perfectly matching.
This is a role for those who thrive in a dynamic, customer-centric environment. As part of the team, you’ll go above and beyond to serve Tesco’s shoppers while embracing variety and challenges in helping run the store.
Why this could be for you:
- Build new skills and relationships with colleagues
- Stability, flexibility, or career progression – we offer options to match your lifestyle
- Join a diverse, inclusive team where everyone feels welcome
Responsibilities
As a collective Front Store Associate, you will:
- Serve our customers with passion and pride by understanding their needs and providing exceptional service.
- Be passionate about and knowledgeable of the products and services available in your store.
- Work across the store, including assistant duties, picking, and stock replenishment according to store needs.
- Apply your training to ensure safe, efficient store operations and outstanding customer experience.
- Make customer-focused decisions, optimising routines to meet shopper demand – ensuring timeliness in ground, sales, and sustainability initiatives like waste reduction and profit growth.
- Represent Tesco in seasonal, community, and charity events with an inclusive and welcoming spirit.
- Have a clear understanding of store performance, contributing collectively to objectives related to service quality, sales, and efficiency.
- Handle products with care to maintain quality and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Embody our values and policies, being yourself and ensuring an inclusive environment for all customers and colleagues.
- Occasionally assist with product deliveries to/from the store.
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Requirements
To excel in this role, you’ll need:
- A burning passion for delivering exceptional service and ensuring customers leave happy and smiling.
- The ability to build strong rapport with customers, making each shopping trip memorable.
- Proactive initiative to make the right decisions for our customers when required.
- Strong collaborative skills – working well within a team and communicating openly.
- Willingness to build practical relationships, fostering a positive team atmosphere and celebrating successes.
- A professional and welcoming appearance and demeanour, always representing Tesco brand ambassadorship.
Benefits
Joining our team comes with a rewarding list of benefits designed to support you:
- Holidays: Starting at 20 days/year, increasing to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank Holidays).
- Unlimited flexibility: Request flexibility in working hours from day one.
- Staff discounts:
- 10% regular discount
- 15% discount during payday weekends (potentially saving up to £2,000/year through the Colleague Clubcard).
- Additional family discounts with a shared Tesco credit card.
- Wellbeing support: Free holistic services covering mind, body, and life.
- Financial security:
- Five times life cover
- Award-winning pension scheme with matching contributions (up to 7.5%).
- Choose your benefits: Tailored perks like discounts, shares, cycle-to-work schemes, etc.
- Uniforms provided, along with support for all life's occasions.
- Access to our colleague networks for like-minded connections – for more info: Click here.
- Family-oriented programs and inclusive communities for diverse backgrounds—Everyone’s Welcome!
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For specifics and flexibility details, explore the Tesco Colleague Benefits page.
About Tesco
Our vision is simple: Developing every customer's preferred way to shop, ensuring effortless, satisfying experiences whether they are shopping at home or on-the-go.
Our core purpose: Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
This mission isn’t just transactional—it’s about being a responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business.
**Our commitment to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)': We know an inclusive workplace reflects real life. Therefore, Tesco ensures Everyone feels welcome and can be themselves on the job. Embracing every background—and emphasising your contribution to our family.
Flexible conversations are encouraged at every stage—whether you’re a new graduate, carer, parent-to-be, or upcoming retiree—because life changes, and we adapt to it with you.
We’ve earned Disability Confident Leader status, and our recruitment practices strive to be fully inclusive and supportive.
For accessibility info or alternative formats: Click here.
Note:
- Our incoming recruits must have exceeded the school leaving age. Find your country’s criteria here.
- The store operates conditions (e.g., ** Hours before/after 6:15 am 9:45 pm or warehousing roles) require minimum apprentice age acknowledgements for 18 years and above.
High-application volume roles may close earlier. Interviews attended only receive individual feedback details. For more about Tesco, visit www.tescoplc.com.
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