Tesco Colleague - Main St Express

Availability Window

• Friday 16:00-23:00
• Saturday 16:00-23:00

Our Tesco Colleague rate of pay starts from £12.45 an hour; this increases to £13.66 for stores within 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.  

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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.

• Helping to serve shoppers better every day.
• Meeting great people, learning new things and being part of a specialist, diverse team where everyone is welcome.
• Providing stability or flexibility to suit your lifestyle, or the opportunity to progress your career.
• Knowing customers and serving them with passion and pride, giving great natural service.
• Being passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within the store.
• Working across the store in our service, picking and replenishment areas where required.
• Putting into practice the training received, so we all work safely, effectively and serve our customers brilliantly.
• Making decisions that are right for customers, delivering routines in store that meet the needs of customers at the right time.
• Taking part in seasonal, community and charity events, creating a great inclusive atmosphere.
• Being knowledgeable about the 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.
• Handling products with care to maintain quality and ensure they reach customers in the best condition.
• Living Tesco values, making everyone feel welcome and always following policies.
• At times, accepting deliveries into the store.

• 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.
• Taking the initiative and making decisions that are right for our customers.
• Working well within a team and communicating openly with others.
• Building relationships with colleagues, creating team spirit, having fun and celebrating success.
• Being at work on time, well presented and ready to be a brand ambassador.

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

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; it means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, the communities we are part of and the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity and recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and all colleagues are given the same opportunities. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We understand 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.

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

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. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

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