Assurance Risk Assessor

Tesco; Leigh Woods; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10% of base salary

25 days holiday + personal day

Maternity & adoption leave 26 weeks +

24/7 virtual GP & EAP

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a PUWER Assessor to drive compliance and safety across approximately 3,800 Tesco retail sites. You will lead risk assessments, identify gaps, and coordinate remedial actions in collaboration with maintenance, governance, and external suppliers.

The role demands strong technical maintenance experience, stakeholder management, and robust knowledge of PUWER, machinery directives, and related standards. Travel across the region is expected.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of PUWER legislation and related standards.
• Experience supporting formal incident investigations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficient with EAM systems and Office 365 tools.
• Ability to conduct risk-based assessments in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PUWER risk assessments across the Tesco estate, identifying gaps and remedial needs.
• Assess equipment against PUWER requirements including maintenance, guarding and training.
• Produce clear risk-based reports with evidence and recommended actions.
• Act as regional PUWER expert, advising Property, Maintenance and Operations teams.
• Define remedial actions and contractor scopes to meet standards.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence trails.
• Support governance and continuous improvement of PUWER processes and templates.
• Coordinate assessments with Tesco Business Solutions Bengaluru and suppliers.
• Support investigations with root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Engage with PUWER Assurance Team to address auditor feedback and HSG65.
• Lead timely delivery of PUWER risk assessment programmes and respond to escalations.
• Travel regionally to perform site-based assessments and verifications.

Skills

Communication & Stakeholder Management

PUWER legislation knowledge

Incident investigation experience

EAM systems competency

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Risk-based decision-making

Maintenance engineering experience

PUWER compliance experience

Education

Engineering qualification or Level 2 (preferred)

Tools

EAM systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

As our PUWER Assessor, you'll play a critical role in ensuring Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) compliance, safety, and operational integrity across approximately 3,800 Tesco retail sites. Acting as the regional subject matter expert, you'll lead equipment assessments, identify compliance gaps, validate remedial actions, and support maintenance teams in delivering a safe, legal, and fully functioning estate for customers, colleagues, and stakeholders.

This is a role for someone who combines strong technical expertise and excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll work across multiple teams to drive equipment compliance, support governance and continuous improvement activities, and ensure PUWER regulations, British Standards, the Machinery Directive, and Tesco policies are consistently applied and embedded throughout the estate.

About the role

As our PUWER Assessor, you'll play a critical role in ensuring Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) compliance, safety, and operational integrity across approximately 3,800 Tesco retail sites. Acting as the regional subject matter expert, you'll lead equipment assessments, identify compliance gaps, validate remedial actions, and support maintenance teams in delivering a safe, legal, and fully functioning estate for customers, colleagues, and stakeholders.

This is a role for someone who combines strong technical expertise and excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll work across multiple teams to drive equipment compliance, support governance and continuous improvement activities, and ensure PUWER regulations, British Standards, the Machinery Directive, and Tesco policies are consistently applied and embedded throughout the estate.

You will be responsible for

• Delivering PUWER risk assessments across the Tesco retail estate, inspecting work equipment and identifying compliance gaps, hazards, and remedial requirements.
• Assessing equipment against PUWER regulatory requirements, including suitability, maintenance, inspection regimes, specific risks, training requirements, guarding, and isolation controls.
• Producing clear, risk-based assessment reports supported by evidence, priorities, and recommended corrective actions.
• Acting as a regional technical expert on PUWER, providing compliance advice and practical interpretation to Property, Maintenance, and operational teams.
• Defining remedial actions and contractor scopes for PUWER-related defects to ensure statutory and Tesco standards are achieved.
• Maintaining accurate assessment documentation, evidence trails, and audit-ready compliance records.
• Supporting governance, standardisation, and continuous improvement of PUWER processes, templates, technology, and reporting.
• Collaborating with Tesco Business Solutions Bengaluru and external suppliers to coordinate assessments, remediation activities, compliance reporting, and documentation management.
• Supporting investigations involving work equipment through technical expertise, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Working closely with the PUWER Assurance Team and responding to auditor feedback to ensure HSG65 standards are maintained.
• Delivering the PUWER risk assessment programme on time, following agreed business and escalation processes.
• Providing support and guidance to field teams on PUWER regulations and compliance requirements.
• Travelling regularly across the region to undertake site-based assessment and verification activities.

You will need

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of PUWER legislation, associated regulations, Approved Codes of Practice, and relevant standards.
• Experience supporting formal incident investigation processes.
• Strong computer literacy, including EAM systems and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Advanced problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Practical understanding of risk-based decision-making within a retail environment.
• Significant technical and maintenance engineering experience.
• Experience managing or assuring PUWER compliance within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Engineering qualification or time-served Level 2 qualification (preferred).

Whats in it for you?

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• 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 (12 months service required at qualifying date) 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.

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