Tesco Colleague - Skilled Baker - Exmouth Superstore

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

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain is seeking a Skilled Baker to join their team in Exmouth. You will be responsible for baking fresh products daily and ensuring excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have a passion for baking and a commitment to safety and hygiene standards. Flexible working opportunities are available, with a minimum of 16 hours guaranteed weekly. Competitive pay starts at £13.38 per hour.

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service and greeting customers with a smile.
• Ability to work independently and in a team while communicating openly.

Responsibilities

• Bake products from scratch to ensure freshness and quality.
• Adhere to hygiene and safety guidelines at all times.
• Engage with customers to enhance their shopping experience.
• Work across various store sections when required.

Skills

Customer service skills

Baking skills

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Availability Window

Days and times when we would like you to be available to work are specified below. The availability windows indicate preferred periods for scheduling contracted hours. We will schedule your hours within these times, and you will receive 3 weeks notice of your shifts. We are open to flexibility if your available times closely match but do not exactly align with the advertised times.

Our Skilled Baker rate of pay starts from £13.38 an hour; this increases to £14.59 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.

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

• 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
• Passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within my department and my 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.

• 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

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. We are a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That is why at Tesco, we always welcome chats 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 leaver's 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 & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised 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