Tesco Colleague - Ashford Crooksfoot Extra

Tesco; Ashford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks enthusiastic store colleagues to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with customers, contribute to a vibrant shopping experience, and be part of a diverse community. You will be responsible for various tasks, from serving customers to maintaining store quality, all while fostering teamwork and inclusivity. If you are passionate about delivering excellent service and enjoy a variety of responsibilities, this position is perfect for you. Join a company dedicated to making a positive impact on customers and communities every day.

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service with a smile.
• Ability to build rapport with customers for a positive shopping experience.

Responsibilities

• Help serve shoppers better every day.
• Work across the store in service, picking, and replenishment areas.
• Participate in seasonal and community events.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Punctuality

Initiative

Job description

Availability Window

Days	From time	To time
Sun	08:00:00	14:00:00
Tue	08:30:00	13:45:00
Sat	08:00:00	14:00:00

Our Tesco Colleague rate of pay starts from £12.45 an hour; this increases to £13.66 for stores within the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week. If you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12), we have opportunities for this too and would love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we’d like you to be available to work – the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, with 3 weeks’ notice of your shifts. We support flexibility; if your available times match closely but not exactly, we’d still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Running a store involves many different roles. This is a job for doers, with plenty of variety. It’s a committed role with everyday challenges, which makes it exciting.

As a store colleague, you will:

• Help serve our shoppers better every day.
• Meet great people, learn new things, and be part of a diverse, inclusive team.
• Work across the store in service, picking, and replenishment areas as required.
• Apply your training to work safely, effectively, and serve customers brilliantly.
• Make decisions that benefit customers, meeting their needs at the right time.
• Participate in seasonal, community, and charity events, creating an inclusive atmosphere.
• Understand store performance and your role in driving service, sales, reducing waste, and delivering profit.
• Handle products with care to maintain quality.
• Live our values, make everyone feel welcome, and follow policies.
• Accept deliveries into the store when required.

Additional qualities include:

• A passion for delivering great service with a smile.
• Ability to build rapport with customers for a positive shopping experience.
• Initiative to make decisions in the best interest of customers.
• Teamwork and open communication.
• Building relationships with colleagues to foster a fun, successful team environment.
• Punctuality, good presentation, and being a brand ambassador.

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether at home or on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. We aim to act responsibly and sustainably for all stakeholders, communities, and the planet.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are central to Tesco. We want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves at work. We are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements to suit individual needs, whether you are starting your career, caring for someone, nearing retirement, or adapting to parenthood.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and committed to an accessible recruitment process. For support options, please click here.

Please note:

• Tesco recruits individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. Check your country’s school leaver age here.
• Candidates over 18 are required for roles involving early mornings, late nights, or specific areas like warehouse, alcohol, bakery, or driving.
• High application volumes may lead to early closure of some roles. We offer feedback only to interviewed candidates.

For more about us, visit www.tescoplc.com.