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Customer Team Leader

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Job ID 1059609 Job category Food Stores Hours per week 12-16 Closing date 09-10-2025 Salary £13.99
Customer Team Leader  
Location: 2 Blackmore Road, Melksham, SN12 7HS
Pay: £13.99 per hour
Contract: 12-16 hours per week + regular overtime, permanent, part time
Working pattern: varied shifts including early mornings (5.45am), afternoons, late evenings (11pm) and weekends, to be discussed at interview

Full, paid training provided
You can now apply for this role using your mobile device (no CV needed!)

You must be aged 18 or over to be a customer team leader at Co-op, as you’ll need to authorise age-related sales.

We’re looking for Customer Team Leaders to join our team at Co-op.

When you join Co-op, you’ll get dedicated support to help you grow your career, as well as amazing benefits including 36 days holiday, a pension with up to 10% Co-op contribution, access to virtual healthcare services for you and your family, and a 30% discount on all Co-op products in our stores. 

As a Customer Team Leader, you’ll be part of a friendly team that’s dedicated to helping our customers. We’ll look to you to help lead the store team – coaching and supervising our Customer Team Members and deputising for the Store Manager, while also delivering great customer service and performing a wide range of other tasks around the store like re-stocking shelves and cleaning up spillages.

At Co-op, we do things a different way. For over 175 years we’ve been focused on making things fairer for our members and their communities, and as a colleague we promise to take care of you. You’ll get support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, as well as market leading policies to help you through life events from bereavement and pregnancy loss to fertility treatment and menopause.

What you’ll do
  • Friendly and thoughtful service – you’ll give friendly, welcoming, easy, helpful and thoughtful service every day, often taking ownership for managing the store and handling challenging situations
  • Develop your team's capabilities through coaching and training, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone's voice is valued and respected
  • Make sure that the store remains safe, legal, and fully operational
  • Manage diligence checks and stock accuracy to make shopping a great experience for our customers
  • Support your store manager by deputising when they’re not working and delivering a variety of HR processes
  • Lead the way when introducing new products and services in your store – work closely with your team to implement change and encourage open and honest feedback
  • Build relationships and get involved in your local community, supporting your Store Manager with the delivery of the local Co-op community plan
This job would suit people who have
  • A genuine care for the needs of customers and members
  • The ability to strike a balance between leading and supporting your team and rolling up your sleeves on the shop floor
  • Great people skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with customers and colleagues
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
  • A desire to learn, grow and develop your leadership skills
  • The flexibility to work a range of different shifts
Why Co-op?
  • Full, paid training and dedicated support for your personal development and career progression
  • 30% discount on all Co-op products in-store plus 10% discounts on all other brands
  • A pension scheme with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Wagestream– a money management app giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • 36 days of holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata for part time colleagues)
  • Virtual healthcare services for you and your family, including access to GP appointments, eye care, mental health support, and nutrition and fitness consultations 
  • 24/7 employee assistance service
  • Rotas shared three weeks in advance and accessible on your phone
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
Building an inclusive workplace 

We want to build diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want our stores to be inclusive environments, where our colleagues can reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. 

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. 

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. 

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at
jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.

As part of the application process for this job, you’ll need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.
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Benefits

  • Holidays starting from 36 days holiday per year (includes bank holidays)
  • 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
  • Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • Services to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Success profile

What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Driving Innovation
  • Forging Relationships
  • Co-operation
  • Inspirational Communication
  • Supporting Change

What you'll do as a Customer Team Leader (Food Retail at Co-op)

Our Food Retail teams are the face of Co-op. If you’re welcoming, friendly, and helpful, you’ll thrive here. The day is busy, but our colleagues work together to get things done and give our customers a great in-store experience. Whether you’re a Customer Team Member, Customer Team Leader, or Store Manager, we’ll reward you by supporting your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing, and give you the tools to own your development and your career. That’s our promise to you.

Our Co-op culture

At Co-op you’ll be welcomed and included, cared for inside and outside of work, and empowered by supportive leaders.

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We’re all in this together and at Co-op, we always look out for each other.

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We’ll do all we can to help you create a great work/life balance.

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If you experience abuse or harassment in the workplace, we’ll support you.

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Your manager won’t solve all your problems, but they’ll understand and empower you.

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Careers in food retail

Joining us in Food retail means being the friendly face for our customers. Whatever your role, we’ll support you to step up, own your future, and shape your Co-op career.

As a Customer Team Member at Co-op, you’ll be part of a business that’s truly different. There’s lots to do in this role, with plenty to keep you busy during your shifts. From giving our customers a great in-store experience to preparing bakery products and promoting our membership offer, every day is different. If you’re looking to kick-start your retail career, this opportunity could be perfect for you.

As a Customer Team Leader, you’ll help maintain our high standards while supporting your store colleagues to be their best. You’ll assist the Store Manager and make sure your store is always safe. You’ll also take pride in keeping the store well-stocked and looking great, leading by example and doing the right thing. If you’re looking to build a rewarding career in retail, this could be the perfect opportunity.

If you have a strong sense of community, commercial awareness, and leadership skills, our Store Manager opportunity might be what you’re looking for. As a Store Manager at Co-op, you’ll lead your team and make sure everyone works together to deliver a great in-store experience for our customers. While the role comes with its challenges, with exciting opportunities for growth, it’s one of the most rewarding careers in retail.

You’ll lead a large team of Store Managers across around 20 stores. You’ll inspire your team to deliver a great customer experience, drive sales, and contribute to their communities. This is about more than managing stores – you’ll help to bring our strategies to life through exciting projects and programmes. With plenty of support and the freedom to develop, this is a great opportunity to grow your career in retail.

How to apply

We welcome people from all walks of life to join us, because your background doesn’t define your potential.

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You can apply for a job with us quickly and easily on your laptop or phone. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done before or if you have little experience — it’s all about matching our values and bringing your passion, motivation and capabilities to your new role.

You’ll need to complete some online assessments that measure how well your behaviours, values and motivations match up to the job you’re applying for. The tests will take around 20-25 minutes to complete and you’ll need to finish them before you can submit your application.

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Online assessment

As part of the application process for this job, you’ll need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.

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Interview

If you pass your online assessment and short phone call, you’ll be asked to come to one of our stores for an interview.

We’ll send you an email for you to choose a date and time for your interview online – but if you can’t make it, don’t worry, you can provide the Hiring Manager times of when’s best for you. Before your interview, we’ll send you a really helpful guide on how best to prepare, so nothing on the day should surprise you, and most importantly what proof you need to bring to prove your right to work in the UK.

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Your decision

If you’re successful at your interview, you’ll receive a phone call from the hiring manager you met to talk about your job offer. If you accept, we’ll then send your offer online via an email. Before anything can be processed, we'll need you to accept this offer online. This will start your journey into our Co-op.

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