Tesco Colleague - Skilled Baker - Bishopsgate Express

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Skilled Baker to join their team in a vibrant retail environment. This role is perfect for those who thrive on delivering exceptional customer service while crafting fresh baked goods. You'll be responsible for ensuring product quality, adhering to hygiene standards, and contributing to a welcoming atmosphere. With flexible working options and a supportive team culture, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career while making a difference in customers' shopping experiences. If you have a passion for baking and serving others, this could be the perfect fit for you!

Benefits

20 days holiday plus personal day

Flexible working options

10% colleague discount

Access to wellbeing services

Life cover

Award-winning pension

Uniform provided

Colleague networks

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service and building rapport with customers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers with passion and pride, ensuring great service.
• Bake fresh products throughout the day while minimizing waste.
• Adhere to food hygiene and safety guidelines at all times.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication

Food Hygiene

Education

None required

Job description

Tesco Colleague - Skilled Baker - Bishopsgate Express

Sector: Retail and Wholesale
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

About the role

Availability Window:

1. Mon 00:00:00 - 07:30:00
2. Tue 00:00:00 - 07:30:00
3. Sat 00:00:00 - 07:30:00

Our Skilled Baker rate of pay starts from £12.95 an hour; this increases to £14.08 for stores inside 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, but if you'd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do. It takes lots of different people to run a store and this is a job for doers, with plenty of variety. It's 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'll 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.

You will be responsible for:

• Knowing your customers and serving them with passion and pride; giving great natural service.
• Baking in waves for scratch products so customers receive fresh products throughout the day, minimising waste and ensuring yield is being adhered to for great quality.
• Handling products with care to maintain quality and ensure they reach customers in the best condition.
• Adhering to all food hygiene, safety and allergen guidelines at all times.
• Being passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within your department and store.
• Putting into practice the training you have received, so we all work safely, effectively and serve our customers brilliantly.
• Proactively checking the emergency stop buttons are working and all machinery is safe to use before operation, in line with safe & legal checks/training. Report any next steps to the Shift Leader/Team Manager.
• Disposing of waste in a responsible manner, including following food waste and recycling routines.
• 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.
• Being yourself, living our values, making everyone feel welcome and always following our policies.
• Working across the store in our service, picking and replenishment areas where required.

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.
• Be able to work independently and 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.

What's 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.

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 (DE&I) 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're 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 about flexible working.

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