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Tesco Colleague - Trainee Baker - Inverness Inshs Extra
Master Baker (Perishable Products) – Tesco Retail
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Tesco team as a Master Baker (Perishable Products), where you’ll be responsible for producing high-quality scratch baked goods for our customers. Passion for fresh products, attention to detail, and a commitment to exceptional service are key traits for this role.
Availability Window
Our Tesco Colleague rate of pay starts from £13.28 per hour, rising to £14.55 for stores within the M25. Additional location-specific payments may apply.
Tesco guarantees at least 16 hours per week for new colleagues but offers flexibility for 12 hours per week. Availability windows for shifts are outlined in the table below. We’ll schedule shifts within these times, with 3 weeks’ notice. If your availability aligns closely (even if not identical), we’d still welcome your application.
| Days | From Time | To Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 07:00:00 | 11:30:00 |
| Wednesday | 05:30:00 | 16:00:00 |
| Friday | 05:30:00 | 16:00:00 |
| Saturday | 05:30:00 | 16:00:00 |
Your Responsibilities
As a Master Baker, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring Tesco customers receive fresh, high-quality products daily. Key responsibilities include:
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Customer Service & Product Excellence
- Serve customers with passion and pride, ensuring they enjoy exceptional service.
- Bake in waves for scratch products to guarantee freshness, minimise waste, and meet yield requirements.
- Handle products with care to preserve quality and presentation.
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Safety & Compliance
- Adhere strictly to all food hygiene, safety, and allergen guidelines.
- Proactively check emergency stop buttons and machinery safety before operation—report any concerns to the Shift Leader/Team Manager.
- Dispose of waste responsibly, following food waste and recycling policies.
- Stop work immediately if safety risks are detected, prioritising colleagues and customers.
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Teamwork & Versatility
- Deliver products across the store (e.g., service, picking, and replenishment areas).
- Live by Tesco’s values and maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere for all customers and colleagues.
- Do justice to your department’s products and services, applying all relevant training to ensure safe, effective operations.
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Store Performance
- Develop a deep understanding of your store’s performance metrics, including waste reduction, sales growth, and shrink management.
- Collaborate with your team to drive sales, enhance service, and achieve profit goals.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you should:
- Showcase a passion for great service—reward customers with friendliness, attention to detail, and personalised care.
- Have the ability to build strong customer rapport, ensuring shoppers leave with positive experiences.
- Take initiative to make decisions that prioritise customer needs.
- Work both independently and as part of a cohesive team, communicating openly with colleagues.
- Be punctual and well-presented, embodying Tesco’s brand to represent us professionally.
- Be comfortable working early hours (including before 6:15 am due to the nature of baking).
- Meet Tesco’s minimum age requirement of 18+ for this role.
What’s in It for You?
Joining Tesco comes with:
- 20+ paid holiday days (rising to 22 days after 1 year) plus public holidays.
- Flexible working requests available from day one.
- 10% off and 15% off at payday weekends with your Colleague Clubcard—potentially saving up to £2,000 per year. A second Clubcard for family outside your household.
- Free wellbeing services for mental, physical, and emotional support.
- Life insurance (covering 5x your salary).
- An award-winning pension with employer contributions (up to 7.5%).
- Tailored benefits—choose from discounts, share schemes, cycle-to-work schemes, and more.
- Uniform coverage for all work-related attire, with flexibility for life’s personal moments.
- Access to colleague networks to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, ensuring inclusivity and support.
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About Us
Tesco is dedicated to being the Every Customer’s Favourite Way to Shop, with a core purpose of "Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day." We believe serving goes beyond transactions—it means acting responsibly and sustainably for all.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) is central to our ethos. Regardless of background, we ensure Everyone is Welcome and feels represented at work. Working at Tesco means you’ll join a supportive, inclusive culture where growth and flexibility are prioritised.
- Explore flexible working options tailored to your needs—whether you’re starting your career, juggling parenthood, adapting to caregiving, or near retirement.
- Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to an accessible recruitment process. If you require support—click here for details.
Please Note
- Tesco may only recruit individuals beyond the school-leaving age. You can check your country’s requirement here.
- If the role requires work before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm, or involves areas like warehouses, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery, or driving, you must be 18+.
- Roles may close earlier than the advertised end date if applications exceed capacity. Only shortlisted candidates will receive individual feedback (following interviews).
- For more details about Tesco and your potential role head to www.tescoplc.com.
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