Team Leader

ABOUT THE ROLE In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 18:00 - 22:00 will attract an Evening Premium at a rate of £3.25 per hour, and any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract a Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements. Working pattern: 4 week rolling rota working 11:30 - 19:30.

Included in the 4 week rota is 1 Sat and Sun working and 1 Sat only Salary: The annual salary rate for this role is £28,400 - £38,600 Contract type:- This is a Permanent Contract Location: Magna Park About the role Ensure food safety requirements are maintained.

Full Site & Department Induction training from day 1 As online training Food Safety Level 2 within 3 months & Food safety level 3 straight after both of these will be mandatory once in role To delegate tasks to the Catering Assistants To help & support the Catering Assistant: you will need to have a good knowledge of all the tasks that are completed-Day to Day facilitate training for our Catering Assistant To induct new starters You will learn and use our Food Monitoring System Create Weekly rota following Partners work schedules & Holiday approvals and planning Ordering: online food ordering / uniform ordering Update department online invoicing & sales details Support Team Managers with interviews Full training on Department programs to be provided Ensure the vending operation delivers outstanding service to meet Partners needs.

Ensure that fresh food, snack and hot beverage machines across the site are replenished and in a good working order Look after the stock inventory across the campuses with minimal supervision Attend each vending machine in line with the service requirements, ensure it is clean and fully stocked with accurate pricing to provide a great service.

Essential skills you’ll need Team Management experience Stakeholder management or senior influencing skills IT Literate - All Google Programmes including Excel Desirable skills you could bring Food Safety Level 2 and 3 Operational experience in Dining Room facilities and the Hospitality industry Closing Date: November 4, 2026 Pay: £28,400.00 - £38,600.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: Various full-time hours required Job Level: Partnership Level 9 Where You'll Be Working: Magna Park Distribution Centre (John Lewis & Partners), Fen Street, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8EW ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.

We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE.

Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates).

If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.