Tesco Shift Leader - Days - Urmston Express

Tesco PLC; Urmston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Urmston is seeking a Shift Leader to ensure smooth daily operations and deliver exceptional customer service. The role involves leading the team, coordinating tasks, and maintaining a clean and welcoming store environment. Applicants must be 18 or over and show strong leadership and communication skills. This position offers competitive pay and a variety of benefits including discounts and holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Holiday starting at 20 days, rising to 22

10% discount, 15% on pay day weekends

Access to free wellbeing services

Life cover and pension contributions

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Ability to motivate and inspire a team to deliver high standards.
• Excellent communication skills to inform and guide colleagues.
• At least 18 years of age to apply.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the store team for a smooth shopping experience.
• Support colleagues by ensuring they meet daily priorities.
• Open and close the store, ensuring safety for all.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Problem solving

Flexibility

Job description

Shift Leader – Tesco

Availability Window Days From time To time Sun 13:45:00 23:00:00 Mon 14:30:00 23:00:00 Tue 13:30:00 23:00:00 Thu 13:30:00 23:00:00 Fri 14:30:00 23:00:00 Sat 13:30:00 23:00:00

Our Shift Leader rate of pay starts from £14.76 an hour; this increases to £15.97 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It takes a lot of great people to run one of our stores, and it takes a great Shift Leader to support them all and keep things running smoothly. From helping customers to making sure store operations stay on track, being a Shift Leader at Tesco is a truly rewarding role.

As a Shift Leader you’ll:

• Work in a fast‑paced retail environment, with bags of variety
• Take ownership of running duty shifts, coordinating the team to deliver a clean, well‑stocked store that exceeds customer expectations
• Be there for customers, listening to them and helping to make sure they leave the store with what they came for
• Look for ways to improve service, including coaching your colleagues and giving feedback to the team
• Guide and support your colleagues in‑store, making sure it stays a safe place to work and shop
• Maintain a great understanding of how your store is performing, and assist managers in delivering any actions that help improve the running of the store
• Lead from the front, and set a great example for your colleagues in everything you do
• Coordinating the store team to deliver an easy, fuss‑free shopping experience for customers
• Supporting your colleagues, ensuring they deliver daily priorities and take regular breaks
• Opening and closing the store, and completing duty cover, ensuring all decisions made are right for everyone's safety
• Being the go‑to person for colleagues in the absence of a manager for day‑to‑day queries
• Making sure the store is always clean, tidy, and well‑presented
• Supporting managers to coordinate seasonal, community and charity events
• Contributing to a great team atmosphere, that's inclusive of everyone
• Providing great customer service, by listening to our customers and putting them first in everything you do
• Keeping the team well‑informed and up to speed on any communications, changes, or updates
• Staying knowledgeable about store performance, and looking for ways to improve and simplify operations
• Coordinating store improvements, and removing any obstacles that might be getting in the way of great service
• Following health and safety routines and procedures, and ensuring colleagues do the same
• Recognising and celebrating colleagues within the team who are providing great service
• To be a clear communicator, comfortable with using a variety of methods to keep your team well‑informed and up to date
• To be a good decision maker, who’s flexible in the way you think, and comfortable handling change to ensure everything we do is right for customers and colleagues
• To be motivating, so you can inspire your team to deliver beyond expectations
• To be curious, and always on the lookout for ideas and opportunities to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day
• Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

You will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the store team to deliver an easy, fuss‑free shopping experience for customers
• Supporting your colleagues, ensuring they deliver daily priorities and take regular breaks
• Opening and closing the store, and completing duty cover, ensuring all decisions made are right for everyone's safety
• Being the go‑to person for colleagues in the absence of a manager for day‑to‑day queries
• Making sure the store is always clean, tidy, and well‑presented
• Supporting managers to coordinate seasonal, community and charity events
• Contributing to a great team atmosphere, that's inclusive of everyone
• Providing great customer service, by listening to our customers and putting them first in everything you do
• Keeping the team well‑informed and up to speed on any communications, changes, or updates
• Staying knowledgeable about store performance, and looking for ways to improve and simplify operations
• Coordinating store improvements, and removing any obstacles that might be getting in the way of great service
• Following health and safety routines and procedures, and ensuring colleagues do the same
• Recognising and celebrating colleagues within the team who are providing great service
• To be a great role model, by always giving thoughtful customer service that ensures every customer's needs are met
• To build strong, long‑lasting relationships with colleagues to create a positive and inclusive team atmosphere that encourages everyone to do their best work
• To be a clear communicator, comfortable with using a variety of methods to keep your team well‑informed and up to date
• To be comfortable taking the lead, and overseeing the store in the absence of your Manager
• To be a good decision maker, who’s flexible in the way you think, and comfortable handling change to ensure everything we do is right for customers and colleagues
• To be motivating, so you can inspire your team to deliver beyond expectations

Benefits

• 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

Disability Confident - A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.