Colleague - Skilled Baker Upon Tyne Extra

Tesco Colleague - Skilled Baker - Newcastle Upon Tyne Extra

Tesco Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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.

We offer a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, with opportunities for 12 hours for those who need flexibility.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do. This role is a committed, everyday challenge in a dynamic environment. We provide stability or flexibility to suit your lifestyle and career progression.

• Know your customers and serve them with passion and pride.
• Bake in waves for scratch products to keep fresh products throughout the day, minimising waste and ensuring yield for great quality.
• Handle products with care to maintain quality and ensure they reach customers in the best condition.
• Adhere to all food hygiene, safety and allergen guidelines at all times.
• Be passionate and knowledgeable about the products and services within my department and my store.
• Put into practice the training you have received, so we all work safely, effectively and serve our customers brilliantly.
• Proactively check the emergency stop buttons are working and all machinery is safe to use before operation, reporting any next steps to the Shift Leader/Team Manager.
• Dispose of waste responsibly, following food waste and recycling routines.
• Be knowledgeable about your store's performance, understand the part you play and what we need to do together to drive service and sales, reduce waste and shrink and deliver profit.
• Be yourself, live our values, make everyone feel welcome and always follow our policies.
• Work across the store in 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.
• Take 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.

• 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.
• 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.

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.” We are a place where everyone’s welcome.