Tesco Colleague - Daventry Superstore

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

Job summary

A leading UK retailer in Daventry is seeking enthusiastic store colleagues who are passionate about customer service. Your role will involve serving customers, supporting store operations, and contributing to a friendly team atmosphere. This position offers pay starting from £12.45 an hour with guaranteed shifts, flexibility, and various employee benefits, including discounts and wellness resources.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus personal day

10% off with Colleague Clubcard

Access to free wellbeing services

Life cover of five times your pay

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• A passion for delivering great service and greeting customers with a smile.
• Ability to build rapport with customers for a positive shopping experience.
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to communicate openly.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers with passion and pride.
• Work across various store areas, including service and replenishment.
• Make customer-centric decisions and follow company policies.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Job description

Overview

Tesco UK • Daventry • Permanent • Apply by 29-Sep-2025

Availability Window
Days From time To time Mon 16:00:00 22:00:00 Tue 16:00:00 22:00:00 Wed 16:00:00 22:00:00 Thu 16:00:00 22:00:00 Sat 16:00:00 22:00:00

Pay starts from £12.45 an hour; this increases to £13.66 for stores within the M25. Additional payments may apply depending on location.

New colleagues joining us receive a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week. If you would prefer to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12), we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The availability windows show the periods of time in the week we would like you to be available to work. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you will have 3 weeks' notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility; if the times you are available to work closely match but do not exactly align with the times advertised, we would still love to hear from you.

Note: reading more about the role can be done without a link here.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

It takes many people to run a store. This is a job for doers with plenty of variety. It is a committed role with daily challenges, which makes it exciting.

• Being a colleague in one of our stores means you will help to serve our shoppers better every day.
• You will meet great people, learn new things and be part of a specialist, diverse team where everyone is welcome.
• Whether you are looking for stability or flexibility, or the opportunity to progress your career, this can be the role for you.

What is in it for you

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
• Request flexible working from day one
• 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends with the Colleague Clubcard
• Access to free wellbeing services with resources to support mind, body, and life
• Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• Benefits to suit you, choose what you use—from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for life’s moments
• Access to colleague networks for diverse backgrounds
• Read more about benefits available for colleagues

You will be responsible for

• Knowing your customers and serving them with passion and pride; giving great natural service.
• Being passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within the store.
• Working across the store in service, picking and replenishment areas where required.
• Putting into practice training to work safely, effectively and to serve customers brilliantly.
• Making decisions that are right for customers and delivering routines that meet customer needs at the right time.
• Taking part in seasonal, community and charity events, creating an inclusive atmosphere.
• Being knowledgeable about store performance and the part you play in driving service, sales, reducing waste, and delivering profit.
• Handling products with care to maintain quality and ensure they reach customers in the best condition.
• Being yourself, living Tesco’s values, making everyone feel welcome and following policies.
• Occasionally, you may be required to accept deliveries into the store.

You will need

• A passion for delivering great service, greeting customers with a smile and serving them with pride
• The ability to build rapport with customers so they leave with a positive shopping experience
• To take initiative and make decisions that benefit customers
• Work well within a team and communicate openly with others
• Build relationships with colleagues to create team spirit and celebrate success
• Be at work on time, well presented and ready to be a brand ambassador

About us

Our vision is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our core purpose is to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day. We aim to act as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, communities we are part of, and the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion at Tesco means everyone should feel represented and welcome at work. We are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.

We are proud to be Disability Confident Leader and provide an accessible recruitment process. For information on accessibility support, please consider contacting us. Please note:

Tesco will recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver's age. To find out the school leaver's age for your country, read the guidance.

We can only accept candidates over 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as warehouse, beers, wines and spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On occasions, high volumes of applicants may mean some roles close earlier than the advertised end date. We will offer feedback to interviewees.

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