Tesco Colleague – Skilled Baker – Braintree Town Centre Superstore

Company: Tesco UK
Apply for the Tesco Colleague – Skilled Baker – Braintree Town Centre Superstore
Location: Braintree
Job Description:

Availability Window

  • Sun: 06:00–11:00
  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 05:00–11:00

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.

We offer a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours per week, with flexible opportunities down to 12 hours.

The role involves running a store, baking products, serving customers, maintaining hygiene, ensuring safety, and collaborating with the team.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

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

In addition, 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.

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 are a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026