Tesco Colleague

Tesco; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK supermarket chain is seeking dedicated individuals for a customer service role in Ayr. The position offers flexible working hours with a starting pay of £12.45 per hour, increasing to £13.66 for locations inside the M25. Responsibilities include serving customers, maintaining product quality, and collaborating with a diverse team. Benefits include holiday entitlements, employee discounts, health services, and a pension scheme. Applicants must be over 18, aligning with the values of service and inclusion at Tesco.

Benefits

20 days holiday starting, rising to 22

10% off and up to 15% at pay day weekends

Access to wellbeing services

Life cover and pension contributions

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service and building rapport with customers.
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate openly.
• Be on time, well presented, and ready to act as a brand ambassador.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers passionately and with pride.
• Work across the store in service, picking and replenishment areas.
• Make decisions that meet the needs of customers at the right time.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Job description

Tesco UK • Ayr • Temporary • Apply by 31-Jan-2026

Availability Window

Days From time To time Sun 22:00:00 07:00:00 Sat 22:00:00 07:00:00

Our Tesco Colleague rate of pay starts from £12.45 an hour; this increases to £13.66 for stores inside the M25. For all hours worked between midnight and 6am you will receive an additional night premium of £2.35 per hour worked. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

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

We 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 for our colleagues, therefore if the times you are available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we would still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

It takes lots of different Bags to run a store and uninterpreted for a role for doers, with plenty of variety. It is a committed role, full of everyday challenges, but that's one of the things that makes it so exciting.

• Being a colleague in one of our stores means that 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 to suit your lifestyle, or the opportunity to progress your career, this can be the role for you.

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE OVER 18 TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

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
• Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your 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 all of life's moments, big and small
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks click here.
• Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.

You will be responsible for

• Knowing your customers and serving them with passion and-пride; giving great natural service.
• Passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within my store.
• Working across the store in our service, picking and replenishment areas where required.
• Putting into practice the training you have received, so we all work safely, effectively and serve our customers brilliantly.
• Making decisions that are right for customers, delivering routines in store that meet the needs of customers at the right time.
• Taking part in seasonal, community and charity events, creating a great inclusive atmosphere.
• Being knowledgeable about your store's performance, understanding the part you play and what we need to do together to drive service and sales, reduce waste and shrink and deliver profit.
• Handling products with care to maintain quality and ensure they reach customers in the best condition.
• Being myself, living our values, making everyone feel welcome and always following our policies.
• At times, 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, meaning they leave the store having experienced a great shopping trip.
• To take the initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers.
• Work well within a team and communicate openly with others.
• Build relationships with colleagues to create a team spirit, having fun and celebrating success.
• Be at work on time, well presented and ready to be a brand ambassador.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is "Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day". Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we are a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Tesco, we always welcome chats-Link? about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Please note

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver's age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please click here.

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

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised Vlaanderen end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

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