Shift Lead

B&Q Limited; Braintree; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning pension scheme

ShareSave options

6.6 weeks holiday

Payroll giving

Employee Assistance Programme

Shopping discounts

Colleague wellbeing benefits and more

Job summary

B&Q Braintree is seeking a Shift Lead to oversee daily operations on a full-time basis. The role focuses on creating a safe, customer-centric shift where colleagues and customers experience smooth, efficient service.

You will be the first line of contact, deploy teams, and ensure safety and store standards are maintained throughout the shift. This position offers a competitive salary and store-specific allowances, plus pension and holiday benefits.

Qualifications

• Passion for customers and doing the right thing for them.
• Ability to see the store from a global perspective, not limited to a single area.
• Safety-conscious with attention to compliance.
• Enjoy interacting with colleagues and working in a team.
• Bring energy to each day and motivate others.
• Confident to act autonomously and decide for the customer at pace.

Responsibilities

• Be the heartbeat of the store day-to-day and ensure operations run smoothly.
• Deploy colleagues effectively to maximise customer service during the shift.
• Be the first point of contact for customers and colleagues.
• Ensure stores are safe at all times.

Skills

Customer focus

Global store view

Safety awareness

Team player

Energetic demeanor

Decisive under pressure

Job description

Overview

Shift Lead

Full time 36.75 Hours per week

Permanent Contract

Full-time equivalent £28,225.47 per annum (Inclusive of £515.97 per annum, store specific location allowance) + Pension + 6.6 Weeks Holiday

B&Q Braintree

This is a keyholder position, with shifts ranging from an earliest start time of 6am to a latest finish time of 8:30pm

Every day, we give our millions of customers theideas, advice, tools and confidence they need to create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Shift Lead and you’ll be a big part of this.

What's the job?

Your role as a Shift Lead is pivotal in ensuring a safe working and shopping environment. You’re the person who will oversee your shift to cultivate a great experience for both colleagues and customers daily. It’s B&Q’s ambition to make every customer count, so you’ll strive to ensure B&Q is a place colleagues love to work, and customers love to shop. In this role you will:

• Be the heartbeat of the store day-to-day and ensure operations are running smoothly.
• Make sure colleagues are deployed correctly to ‘make every customer count’ throughout your shift.
• Be the first point of contact for customers and colleagues.
• Make sure our stores are safe at all times.

What we need:

Our shift leads are key to running our business through their teams. In this role, we’re looking for the following qualities:

• Passionate about customers and doing the right thing for them.
• Like to have a global view and not be constrained to specific areas of the store.
• Safety conscious and use an eye for detail to spot compliance opportunities.
• Enjoy interacting with colleagues and working in a team.
• Like to bring energy to each day and motivate those around you.
• Confident to have autonomy and trust to make decisions for the customer at pace.

What's in it for me?

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are.We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes

• Award-winning pension scheme
• ShareSave options
• 6.6 weeks holiday
• Payroll giving
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Shopping discounts
• Colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] for any recruitment adjustments.

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