Automation Technician

Tesco PLC; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK supermarket chain is looking for a skilled Automation Technician in Warrington. The role focuses on maintaining and repairing automated equipment, ensuring safety and efficiency across operations. Candidates should have hands-on experience within engineering/maintenance, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. This position offers substantial benefits, including an annual bonus and generous holiday entitlement, contributing to a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10% of base salary

25 days holiday plus personal day

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Qualifications

• Experience working hands-on within an engineering/maintenance department on highly automated equipment.
• Ability to apply analytical skills for timely decisions.
• Skills in influencing and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Complete maintenance to an excellent standard, ensuring immediate repair or logging of items.
• Supervise site performance and manage efficiency metrics.
• Document findings using root cause analysis for major breakdowns.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical cross-skill training

Excellent problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Job description

About the Role

An exciting new role within our Property Function! We are seeking a skilled and motivated Automation Technician to join our team. In this role you will prioritise maintaining and repairing brand‑new equipment, applying your technical expertise to ensure outstanding performance and continuous improvement. A passion for customer service is essential, as you will understand the impact of your decisions and the efficiency of your maintenance work, operating within your training and experience to ensure a safe environment for all.

Responsibilities

• Complete maintenance to an excellent standard, ensuring any items that need rectifying are immediately repaired or logged and scheduled for revisiting.
• Operate with safety in mind at all times, dynamically risk‑assessing all jobs to keep yourself and colleagues safe.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders from all departments, supporting them wherever possible.
• Supervise site performance to ensure we are always operating efficiently, using metrics such as availability and performance.
• Proactively manage timekeeping, delivering the best value to the customer within working hours.
• Document findings for major breakdowns/outages using root cause analysis methods and proven approaches.
• Support the maintenance budget, working with a no‑waste approach and repairing or testing replaced equipment for future use.
• Maintain the CMMS, ensuring it accurately reflects the maintenance position on site and completing shift reports to a high standard.
• Track spares and hours accurately, contributing to the overall site budget.

Qualifications

• Experience working hands‑on within an engineering/maintenance department on highly automated equipment.
• Electrical and mechanical cross‑skill training.
• Excellent problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Analytical and presentation skills to support timely decisions.
• Influencing skills and the ability to set and maintain high standards.

Benefits

• 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 at full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and access to experts for mental wellbeing.

About Us

We’re all of those things – a supermarket, a technology company, and an award‑winning mobile network – and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for customers, colleagues and communities worldwide. We champion a balanced life, support flexible working, and welcome a conversation about how we can support your needs. We’re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process.