Shift Lead

B Q; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

ShareSave

6.6 weeks holiday

Payroll giving

Employee Assistance Programme

Shopping discounts

Colleague wellbeing benefits and lots

Job summary

B&Q Halifax is seeking a Shift Lead to oversee daily store operations, ensure a safe shopping environment, and deliver a great experience for customers and colleagues on every shift.

The role is part-time (27.5 hours) on a 6-month fixed-term contract, with shifts from early morning to late evening. You will deploy colleagues, lead by example and help drive store performance while benefiting from our pension and generous holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to customer service and doing the right thing.
• Able to oversee a busy shift and coordinate colleagues.
• Keen to maintain store safety and compliance.
• Available to work early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee store shift and ensure smooth operations.
• Assign tasks to colleagues to meet customer demand.
• Be the first point of contact for customers and team.
• Maintain safety and security during your shift.

Skills

Customer focus

Team leadership

Safety consciousness

Flexible attitude

Autonomy under pressure

Job description

B&Q Halifax

This is a keyholder position, with shifts ranging from an earliest start time of 6am to a latest finish time of 10pmEvery day, we give our millions of customers the ideas, 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.

Overview

Shift Lead

Part time - 27.5 Hours per week

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

£14.50 per hour + Pension + 6.6 Weeks Holiday

What's the job?

Role

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

If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to help you complete your application or throughout the recruitment process, please let us know. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us at [e-mail]. If you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we'll consider your application in line with our Disability Confident commitments.