Skilled Baker

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

Job summary

A major UK retailer is seeking a Skilled Baker in Merthyr Tydfil. The role involves baking fresh products, providing exceptional customer service, and maintaining safety and hygiene standards. With a guarantee of 16 hours per week and the possibility to work fewer hours, it offers flexibility and stability. You will work in a diverse team and have a chance to grow your career with a respected company, known for its commitment to colleagues and customers.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus personal day

Discounts through Colleague Clubcard

Life cover and pension plan

Flexible working options

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering great service and a positive attitude towards customers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Time management skills to ensure punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers with passion and pride.
• Bake products and maintain quality standards.
• Adhere to hygiene and safety guidelines.
• Proactively check machinery safety features.

Skills

Customer service skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

About the role

Availability Window Days From time To time Mon 05:00:00 11:00:00 Tue 05:00:00 11:00:00 Fri 05:00:00 11:00:00 Sat 05:00:00 11:00:00

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.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we’d like you to be available to work – the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you’ll 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’re available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we’d 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 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
• 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.

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. For more information about our colleague networks please click here.
• Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues

About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

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