Tesco Colleague - Skilled Baker - Exmouth Superstore

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

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Exmouth is seeking a Skilled Baker to provide excellent customer service while producing fresh baked goods. The ideal candidate is passionate about service, has baking skills, and can work both independently and as part of a team. This role offers flexible working arrangements and various benefits including holiday entitlement and discounts.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus personal day

10% discount on store purchases

Life cover and pension plan

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service to customers.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to take initiative and make customer-centric decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide great service to customers.
• Bake products to ensure freshness.
• Adhere to food hygiene and safety guidelines.
• Manage waste responsibly.

Skills

Customer service

Baking skills

Teamwork

Food hygiene knowledge

Communication

Job description

Overview

Tesco UK • Exmouth • Permanent • Apply by 22-Sep-2025

Availability Window – Details below indicate preferred weekly availability. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times and provide 3 weeks' notice of shift dates. We support flexibility where your available times closely match the advertised windows.

Pay and hours – Our Skilled Baker rate starts from £13.38 per hour; this increases to £14.59 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may apply depending on location. It is Tesco policy to offer new colleagues a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours per week; options exist to work fewer hours (minimum 12).

Note – You must be over 18 to apply for this role.

You will be helped by a flexible approach to working patterns. The following sections outline responsibilities, what you will need, and what we offer.

Responsibilities

• Knowing your customers and serving them with passion and pride; providing great natural service.
• Baking in waves for scratch products so customers receive fresh products throughout the day, minimising waste and ensuring yield is adhered to for 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 training into practice so the team works safely, effectively and serves customers brilliantly.
• Proactively checking emergency stop buttons and machinery safety; report next steps to the Shift Leader/Team Manager.
• Disposing of waste responsibly, including following food waste and recycling routines.
• Being knowledgeable about store performance and your part in driving service, sales, waste reduction and profitability.
• Representing Tesco values, making everyone feel welcome and following policies.
• Working across the store in service, picking and replenishment areas as required.

What 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 and ensure they leave with a positive shopping experience.
• Ability to take initiative and make customer-centric decisions.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, communicating openly with others.
• Build relationships with colleagues to foster a positive team spirit and celebrate success.
• Be punctual, well-presented, and a brand ambassador.

Benefits and additional information

• Holiday entitlement starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays).
• Flexible working options from day one.
• Colleague Card benefits: 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends; potential to save up to £2,000 a year with family sharing options.
• Access to wellbeing resources for mind, body and life.
• Life cover of five times pay and a pension with employer contributions up to 7.5%.
• Options to suit your needs from discounts and shares to cycle-to-work schemes.
• Uniform provided and policies to support life moments big and small.
• Access to colleague networks and an inclusive recruitment process (details available on request).
• Further information about available benefits can be read on the Tesco pages linked by the employer.

About us

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 are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and strive to create an environment where Everyone's Welcome.

We support flexible working and understand life looks different for each of us. Discuss your needs during the application process; we will consider how we can help.

Disability Confident We are proud to have Disability Confident Leader status and are committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For accessibility information, please request details from us.

Additional notes Tesco recruitment may have local age restrictions for certain roles. Some roles may close early due to high volumes of applicants. Feedback is provided to candidates who attend interviews. For more information, visit Tesco's official site.