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In our food stores you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in your local community. Whether you’re a store manager, team leader or team member you’ll be the friendly face our customers see every day.
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Your career in Food
Our food teams are the public face of Co-op. If you’re welcoming, friendly and helpful, we know you’ll enjoy working in food. The working day’s always busy, but colleagues work together to get things done. You can always rely on the kind of training, support, rewards and benefits that make careers at Co-op different.
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Customer Team Member
As a customer team member, you’ll be part of a business that’s truly different. There’s lots to do in this role and you’ll always be busy, with plenty going on throughout your shift. From giving great customer service to preparing bakery products and promoting our membership offer, it’s a varied job and a great place to start your career in retail.
Customer Team Leader
As a customer team leader, you’ll help the store manager with day-to-day operations. You’ll be responsible for maintaining high standards, supporting your colleagues to provide great service, and making sure the store is always well stocked and presentable. You’ll be a key holder and with this responsibility you’ll take pride in making sure your store is safe and secure for our customers and colleagues. This is a great opportunity to start your career in retail and potentially progress to more senior roles in the business.
Store Manager
As a store manager you’ll need to combine your community spirit with commercial awareness and leadership skills to deliver great sales results. We’ll also look to you to grow and lead the store team and show every customer you’re here to help them and their community. Being a store manager isn’t easy, but with opportunities to get involved in projects and plenty of development on offer, it’s one of the most rewarding jobs in retail.
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Training
We know how important career development is to our colleagues. That’s why we’re here to support you through every stage of your journey.
Depending on your role, within the first weeks of joining Co-op, you’ll enrol on our Core programme and learn all there is to know about our business, your role and the difference you’ll make.
After completing Core, you’re eligible for our Excellence programme to develop even further in your role. After that, you could be nominated for our Boost programme, which will help you with your career progression, wherever you work in Co-op. You can also join an in-house apprenticeship as a new or existing colleague to grow as a person and a professional.
Benefits
We’re proud to make a difference for our colleagues. From financial discounts to unique opportunities, there are all kinds of benefits when you join us.
All our frontline colleague rates of pay are aligned to the Real Living Wage.
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Range of services to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
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23 to 28 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 to 32 days with service
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Pension with up to 10% employer contribution
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Flexible shifts/working hours and regular overtime opportunities (rotas sent to your mobile 3 weeks in advance)
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30% off all Co-op products in store, 10% off other brands (increasing to 20% on Friday and Saturday after payday.)
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Customer Team Member
As a customer team member, you’ll be part of a business that’s truly different. There’s lots to do in this role and you’ll always be busy, with plenty going on throughout your shift. From giving great customer service to preparing bakery products and promoting our membership offer, it’s a varied job and a great place to start your career in retail.
Customer Team Leader
As a customer team leader, you’ll help the store manager with day-to-day operations. You’ll be responsible for maintaining high standards, supporting your colleagues to provide great service, and making sure the store is always well stocked and presentable. You’ll be a key holder and with this responsibility you’ll take pride in making sure your store is safe and secure for our customers and colleagues. This is a great opportunity to start your career in retail and potentially progress to more senior roles in the business.
Store Manager
As a store manager you’ll need to combine your community spirit with commercial awareness and leadership skills to deliver great sales results. We’ll also look to you to grow and lead the store team and show every customer you’re here to help them and their community. Being a store manager isn’t easy, but with opportunities to get involved in projects and plenty of development on offer, it’s one of the most rewarding jobs in retail.
Training
We know how important career development is to our colleagues. That’s why we’re here to support you through every stage of your journey.
Depending on your role, within the first weeks of joining Co-op, you’ll enrol on our Core programme and learn all there is to know about our business, your role and the difference you’ll make.
After completing Core, you’re eligible for our Excellence programme to develop even further in your role. After that, you could be nominated for our Boost programme, which will help you with your career progression, wherever you work in Co-op. You can also join an in-house apprenticeship as a new or existing colleague to grow as a person and a professional.
Benefits
We’re proud to make a difference for our colleagues. From financial discounts to unique opportunities, there are all kinds of benefits when you join us.
All our frontline colleague rates of pay are aligned to the Real Living Wage.
-
Range of services to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
-
Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
-
23 to 28 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 to 32 days with service
-
Pension with up to 10% employer contribution
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Flexible shifts/working hours and regular overtime opportunities (rotas sent to your mobile 3 weeks in advance)
-
30% off all Co-op products in store, 10% off other brands (increasing to 20% on Friday and Saturday after payday.)
Career Path
Every Co-op store has a dedicated team that you'll be part of from day one, with clear opportunities to progress as your skills and experience grow.
Applying from Isle of Man
If you’re applying to one of our Isle of Man stores, simply fill out this application form and hand it into store. For all other roles in the UK, you’ll need to apply online.
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