Shift Leader

Tesco; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the United Kingdom is seeking a Shift Leader who prioritizes customer service and operational excellence. As a Shift Leader, you will manage duty shifts, support your team, and ensure a welcoming environment for customers. This role offers a starting pay of £14.76 per hour, increasing to £15.97 for stores inside the M25, with opportunities for flexible working hours. You'll also benefit from a range of development opportunities and inclusive company culture.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus personal day

Flexible working opportunities

10% colleague discount

Access to wellbeing services

Life cover and pension

Uniform provided

Career development resources

Qualifications

• Role model for customer service ensuring every customer's needs are met.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues to create an inclusive team atmosphere.
• Clear communicator who keeps the team informed.
• Ability to oversee the store in the absence of the Manager.
• Good decision maker, flexible with handling change.
• Motivates the team to deliver beyond expectations.
• Curious and active in seeking ideas to improve customer service.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced retail environment with variety.
• Take ownership of running duty shifts.
• Listen to customers and ensure they leave satisfied.
• Coach colleagues and provide constructive feedback.
• Guide and support colleagues to maintain a safe workspace.
• Assist managers in improving store operations.
• Lead by example in all activities.

Skills

Customer service

Team coordination

Leadership

Communication

Flexibility

Decision making

Motivation

Job description

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 have been applied 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 would like you to be available to work: the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you will 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 would still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

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. You will face lots of interesting challenges as you oversee the store from the shop floor and strive to make things just that little bit better for customers, colleagues and communities, every day.

As a Shift Leader you will:

• 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

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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 is 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

What’s in it for you?

• There’s bags of variety. As Shift Leader, no two days are the same, and with flexible hours and shift patterns, you can work the hours that suit your lifestyle
• We take your development seriously, so this is a great place to get on in your career. You will have ongoing learning opportunities, and access to award‑winning training, so you can achieve the career you want
• It is an inclusive place where everyone’s welcome. We celebrate the individuality of our colleagues – because they are what makes Tesco, Tesco
• Your voice matters, and we will always welcome and listen to your ideas and opinions
• We put your wellbeing first, and support is always available if you need it
• Our colleagues are truly great people, so you can be confident that wherever you work in Tesco, you will be in good company

Our 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
• 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.

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. 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.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Please note Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leavers age. To find out the school leavers 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