Tesco
Tesco Colleague - Martlesham Extra
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Tesco Colleague - Martlesham Extra
About the Role
Position: Store Colleague
Availability Window
Here are the availability times for this role:
- Tuesday: 06:00 - 10:45
- Wednesday: 06:00 - 10:45
- Thursday: 06:00 - 10:45
- Friday: 06:00 - 10:45
- Saturday: 06:00 - 11:00
Note: Shifts will be scheduled within these times, and you'll have 3 weeks' notice of your scheduled shifts.
Our colleague pay rate ranges depending on location:
- Base rate starts at £13.28 per hour, increasing to £14.55 for stores within the M25.
- Additional payments may apply depending on location.
Flexibility information: Tesco guarantees a minimum of 16 hours per week, but can accommodate as few as 12 hours with prior notice if available.
Running a Tesco store is a role filled with variety, commitment, and opportunity. The job is perfect for those who thrive on challenges and embrace difference every day. You’ll be directly impacting the experience of our customers by offering authentic service and going above and beyond to support them.
Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Serving customers with passion and pride, knowing and promoting your store’s products and services.
- Assisting across various store areas such as service counters, picking and replenishing stock.
- Applying safety training and processes to ensure a safe, efficient store where customers have a great shopping experience.
- Make timely decisions that ensure customers receive appropriate service and good value at the right times.
- Participating in community, seasonal, and charity events to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere.
- Understanding store performance metrics, your role, and what contributions are needed to improve customer experience, sales, reduce waste, and support store profitability.
- Handling products with care to maintain the highest quality for customers.
- Maintaining Tesco’s core values; offering warmth in interactions, ensuring everyone feels welcome while adhering to company policies.
- Occasionally, you may assist with deliveries.
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Requirements
- A commitment to delivering exceptional customer service, greeting customers with enthusiasm and serving them with pride.
- The ability to build strong customer relationships, ensuring a memorable shopping experience.
- Take the initiative to make decisions that are customer-focused.
- Excellent teamwork skills, with a willingness to openly communicate in the workplace.
- Foster meaningful colleague relationships, maintaining a positive and collaborative team atmosphere.
- Arrive on time, every time, and be representative of the Tesco brand.
Benefits
Financial & Shopping Perks
- 20 paid holiday days + 1 personal day, rising to 22 days after 12 months**.**
- Flexible working available from day one.
- Tesco Colleague card: 10% off (15% on payday weekends).
- Potential to save £2,000+ annually with discounts.
Wellbeing & Security
- Free wellbeing services (mental health, financial, life coaching, training).
- Life cover of five times your salary.
- Pension with up to 7.5% employer contributions.
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Lifestyle Benefits
- Choose from tailored benefits: discount programs to cycle schemes, share schemes.
- Uniforms provided.
- Diverse network opportunities (chat with representatives from various backgrounds).
Visit Tesco’s careers page for more detail.
About Us
Vision and Purpose
Our mission is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, ensuring exceptional service to customers, the community, and our planet. **:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
At Tesco, Everyone is Welcome. We commit to supporting everyone regardless of background, embracing all identities with representation and belonging.
Flexibility
We value individual needs. Whether it’s balancing a new parenthood, taking time off to care, or deciding upon professional development, we are open to discussions around flexible working arrangements.
Support and Accessibility
Tesco is an accredited Disability Confident Leader, taking steps to provide inclusive recruitment processes and accessibility support for all.
Legal Note
- Minimum hiring age for applicants is the school-leaver age in your country. Check details here.
- Individuals under 18 without specific role requirements (early mornings, late shifts, certain departments like warehouse or beverages) are ineligible.
In case of high application volumes, roles may close early to ensure fair consideration. We will confirm interview feedback only where applicable.
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