Receptionist - 12 Month FTC/ Maternity Cover

What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About the role

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

You will welcome all colleagues and visitors to Tesco head office. We are looking for somebody who will be proactive and manage the reception desk and reception waiting area following all company policies.

This will be a 12 Month Contract, Part - time 29 hours per week working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. 

You will be responsible for

• Be the  first point of contact for all colleagues and visitors arriving at head office facilities ensuring all are welcomed in a friendly and professional manner.
• All visitors are issued with a pass card and their hosts are contacted in a timely manner.
• The reception desk and waiting area remain clean and tidy at all times and any health and safety issues are addressed immediately.
• Answer all calls within 3-5 rings where possible.
• All equipment is operational, including but not limited to; digital screens.
• Maintaining adequate levels of consumable items pertaining to reception through regular audit and ordering.
• Managing Sharepoint, for my respective building, ensuring all information is up to date , such as visitors and fire wardens, first aiders, site plans, contact lists and local processes.
• Logging any issues related to reception and my building to Facilities Support Alerting security; when an alarm is activated, suspicious behaviour is observed or packages are left unattended.
• Completing additional tasks when requested by my manager to support the business. Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

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You will need

• Communication skills
• Customer service skills
• MS Office
• A welcoming and friendly personality 
• Previous experience working in a similar role

About us

At Tesco Property – Maintenance, it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks and head offices, to deliver first class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.  

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan, we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first-rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated and professional, maximising the level of support we offer to Tesco stores. 

From multi-skilled, to technically-savvy technicians, we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically-minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done.  Our Engineering team work to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.  

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’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.