Fruit & Veg Team Leader

More about the role

Our Fruit & Veg counters are a huge part of what makes our stores special. As Team Leader, you’ll lead our Fruit & Veg team to keep our produce fresh, our displays vibrant, and our shelves well-stocked for our local shoppers every day.

In this role, you’ll be on hand to:

• Put customers first: Inspire your team to deliver friendly, helpful service, placing customers at the heart of everything you do and acting on their feedback.
• Maintain exceptional standards: Reduce waste and keep quality sky-high through careful stock handling, date code checking, rotation, and proper storage.
• Lead and support your team: Coordinate day-to-day department communication, creating an engaging, supportive environment where achievements are recognised and ideas are welcomed.
• Keep operations running smoothly: Analyse department data to simplify routines, speed up processes, and ensure all safety, quality, and legal guidelines are met.

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement

• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us

• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here

• Subsidised in-store cafe or shop floor ranges

• Free parking

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP

• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

• Optional payroll charity donations

• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

Whether you’re an experienced Team Leader or looking to take the next step in your career, if you care about fresh produce and great service, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll be the kind of person who:

• Leads and steps up with confidence: Has strong operational and technical knowledge of Fruit & Veg, with experience in coaching colleagues to build confidence and high performance.
• Builds strong, supportive teams: Naturally builds effective working relationships and maintains clear, open communication across the department.
• Organises and delivers with care: Experienced in planning workloads to meet strict daily deadlines, keeping routines on track even when the store gets busy.
• Keeps a firm grip on the basics: Takes a practical approach to stock management, keeping a close eye on quality, rotation, and waste reduction.