Shift Leader

**Salary**:
£12 per hour

**Location**:
Ingatestone

**Department**:
Food

**Job description**:
**_Are you looking for a new opportunity with an organisation that value their staff and love to see you progress?_**

You will assist the Store Manager, on a daily basis in the operation of the store in an efficient and effective manner, in accordance with the Society’s policies, procedures, and rules, with the objective of maximising store profitability.

**Shift Leader - Responsibilities**:

- Deputise for the Store Manager in his/her absence.
- Maintain appropriate levels of stock availability to customers, through the effective use of stock and order procedures, to maximize the sales within agreed stockholding targets.
- Implement and maintain stock ranges in accordance with Society planograms and promotional programmes and ensure such merchandise is well-presented and promotional material effectively displayed.
- Keep the levels of stock losses to a minimum via effective in-store stock controls, and record and report all known losses such as wastage, freezer breakdowns, burglary, and theft in a timely and efficient manner.
- Maintain the security of the store, its contents, and its staff in accordance with the Food Store Policy & Procedures Manual.
- Ensure that the store is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and presentation and that any remedial maintenance work required is identified and communicated to the appropriate party.
- Ensure that all store personnel adhere to Society policies and procedures, and take appropriate disciplinary action where necessary.
- Ensure that the store is adequately staffed, supervised, and managed, during all hours of occupancy, to meet the level and nature of demand of the business.
- Ensure that every effort is made by all store staff to meet the needs of the customer and to promote effective customer service.
- Ensure compliance with all legal requirements including Health and Safety Practices, Fire Precautions, Food Hygiene Controls, Licensing Laws, Check Scanning, and ensure completion of the Daily Operating Book.
- Abide by and carry out Health and Safety Policy.
- Abide by and carry out the Society’s Employment Policy.
- Carry out other duties as may be required by the business from time to time.

**Shift leader - What we need from you**:
**Essential**:

- At least 1 years of experience in Convenience retail

**A bit about us**

We’ve always believed in a strict set of moral values: equality, honesty and openness, self-help and self-responsibility, democracy, solidarity and caring for others. Our founders wrote these terms into our policies right from the start, back in the 19th Century It’s what makes Chelmsford Star a ‘society’ rather than simply any other business.

**_ Benefits include weekly pay, colleague discount (up to 20% across all businesses), Grocery Aid, pension and holiday savings/loan scheme._