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Tesco Shift Leader - Days - Lerwick
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Tesco Shift Leader - Days - Lerwick
Tesco Shift Lead
About the Role
Working in Tesco stores means variety, teamwork, and daily challenges. As a Shift Lead, you'll meet great people, develop new skills, and grow your career in an inclusive environment. This role offers stability, flexibility, and opportunities to contribute directly to our mission.
Tesco Shift Lead pay starts at £15.59 per hour, rising to £16.86 in stores within the M25. Some locations offer additional payments. We guarantee a minimum of 16 hours per week, though part-time roles from 12 hours are also available.
Availability Window
| Days | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 09:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
| Mon | 06:30:00 | 15:30:00 |
| Wed | 07:00:00 | 16:00:00 |
| Thu | 08:00:00 | 17:00:00 |
| Fri | 09:00:00 | 18:45:00 |
| Sat | 06:30:00 | 15:30:00 |
Your shifts will be scheduled within these time slots, ensuring at least 3 weeks’ notice. If your availability is close to our needs, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Note: You must be 18 or older to apply.
Responsibilities
- Leading the team to deliver high-quality customer experiences in-store.
- Collaborating across all store areas and supporting colleagues with operational queries.
- Building positive, inclusive relationships to ensure colleague performance peaks.
- Taking charge of the store in the Manager’s absence.
- Making flexible, balanced decisions and adapting effectively to change.
- Coaching and mentoring team members, giving constructive feedback and modelling exceptional service.
- Staying inspired by opportunities to improve customer satisfaction, community impact, and sustainability.
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Requirements
- Must be 18+ years old.
- Experience in a team lead or management role in a fast-paced retail environment.
- A commitment to being an excellent role model, passionate about delivering top-tier customer service and ensuring every guest’s needs are prioritised.
- Ability to build strong, long-lasting relationships; fostering an inclusive, supportive team environment.
- Strong communication skills, using multiple methods to keep teams informed.
- Natural leadership qualities, empowering staff to deliver outstanding results.
Benefits
- Holiday allowance: Starts at 20 days (plus a personal day), rising to 22 days after 12 months (including Bank Holidays).
- Flexible working options available from day one.
- 10% off with your Colleague Clubcard, increasing to 15% on pay-day weekends (plus a bonus family card).
- Free wellbeing services supporting mind, body, and life (e.g., mental health resources).
- Life cover worth five times your pay, and an award-winning pension with guaranteed matching contributions of up to 7.5%.
- Additional benefits: Choose from discounts, share schemes, or cycle-to-work options.
- Uniform provided, with life support policies for key moments.
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About Tesco
Our vision is to be every customer’s favourite way to shop. We strive to serve customers, communities, and the planet just a bit better every day through responsible and sustainable practices.
We’re dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our policies ensure everyone feels welcomed, valued, and able to be themselves. (Everyone’s Welcome!)
We also recognise individual needs—flexible working is encouraged. Speak to us during your application if you’d like to discuss how we can support you.
Proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Visit connectingwithus.tescoplc.com for further details on our accessibility support options.
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