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Tesco Colleague - Ivybridge Lee Mill Extra
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Tesco Colleague - Ivybridge Lee Mill Extra
Tesco Store Colleague Role
About the Role
Customers are at the heart of everything we do at Tesco. This is a dynamic, committed role where doers shine, offering variety, everyday challenges, and immense rewards.
As a Store Colleague, you will:
- Meet and serve our diverse customers with passion and pride.
- Form part of a specialist, inclusive team.
- Develop relationships and contribute to outcomes that benefit both customers and the store.
- Progress your career or balance your role with life’s demands.
Eligibility
- You must be over 18 to apply for this position.
- Additional requirements apply if working before 6:15 am, after 9:45 pm, or in designated roles like the warehouse, spirits section, or bakery.
Responsibilities
You’ll contribute to the running of the Tesco store by handling multiple key tasks:
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Customer Experience & Engagement
- Deliver natural, enthusiastic service every time.
- Be passionate and knowledgeable about products and services in your store.
- Understand customer needs and work to achieve excellent service standards.
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Store Operations
- Support across various store areas, including service desks and replenishment tasks.
- Begin shifts ready to actively engage and improve with colleagues through onboarding training.
- Comply with rigorous safety, quality, and delivery protocols.
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Store Performance & Growth
- Contribute to improving service levels, sales, and reducing waste.
- Follow policies to support profitability and customer satisfaction.
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Community Involvement
- Participate in seasonal events, charity work, and creating an inclusive store atmosphere.
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Fulfilment & Collaboration
- Accept deliveries as required.
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Remuneration & Basic Conditions
- Pay scale: Starts at £13.28 per hour (or £14.55 in stores within the M25), with location-specific additional payments.
- Flexible hours: We guarantee minimum 16 paid hours each week but offer roles starting from 12 hours if preferred.
- Availability windows for shifts (ignoring weekends outside your contracted hours):
- Sunday: 10:00–16:00 GMT
- Thursday: 12:00–18:45 GMT
- Friday & Saturday: 16:00–22:00 GMT
- We provide 3 weeks’ notice for shift scheduling. Some minor deviations may be flexible if availability is close.
Requirements
Personal attributes & competencies we value:
- A true passion for delivering outstanding customer service.
- The ability to build rapid rapport and leave customers feeling valued.
- Proactive mindset to make decisions that enhance customer satisfaction.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Reliable, customer-focused, adaptable attitude (e.g., keeping up with fluctuating demand).
- Competency to represent Tesco’s brand professionally.
- Consistently maintain uniformity of dress/duty to reflect store values.
Benefits
Key Offerings
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Holiday & Flexibility
- 20 days paid holiday + 1 personal day, rising to 22 days after a year.
- Flexible working requests accepted from day one.
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Rewards Program
- 10% employee discount, escalated to 15% on payday weekend.
- Additional family/non-home family Colleague Clubcard.
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Wellbeing
- Free mind-body-life support resources.
- Life cover (five times your salary).
- An award-winning pension to encourage long-term plans.
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Further Funding
- Personalised choices (e.g., cycle-to-work schemes or share plans).
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- Support & Inclusion
- Uniform supplied plus policies tailoring to life’s transitions.
- Open access to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion networks with tailored programs.
Additional Perks
- Extensive benefitness discounts from national chains.
- Job opportunities and internal development options.
About Tesco
Our Vision & Mission
Make Tesco your favourite way to shop — home or mobile — aligning to our mission of Serving our Customers, Communities, and Planet. This vision redefines service as sustainability and community growth.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Tesco’s commitment to DEI means Everyone’s Welcome, celebrating varying backgrounds. Core values drive transparency at work, comfortable spaces for innovation, and accommodating flexible working requests at every stage.
Accessibility
Accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support via inclusive recruitment methods. Tailored access accommodations exist for all stages: take a look at our accessibility offerings here (annotation removed; replace with direct link text if possible).
Please Note
Tesco adheres to the school-leaver age minimum in all regions. For age-specific guidelines, visit www.tescoplc.com.
Opportunities may close earlier than advertised due to high volumes. Only interviewees will receive individual application feedback. Check Tesco PLC or contact us for further details.
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