HVAC Service Maintenance Technician

Tesco; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco seeks a mobile HVAC Maintenance Technician to keep store environments safe, energy-efficient and fully operational in Teeside and Middlesbrough. You will service and repair heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems across the estate.

Join a skilled maintenance team focused on planned preventative maintenance and rapid reactive repairs, ensuring first-time fixes and high standards of service. Training and career development are available within a trusted retail brand.

Qualifications

• Experience with HVAC systems across heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
• Ability to diagnose faults and carry out repairs safely and efficiently.
• Commitment to maintaining energy efficiency and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Tesco sites are safe and functioning for customers and colleagues.
• Follow planned work schedules to achieve first time fix and maximize productivity.
• Deliver high quality work across the estate with continuous improvement.
• Use problem-solving to identify and develop solutions for common issues.
• Own tasks locally through to completion and inform stakeholders as required.
• Use mobile devices to drive work completion and updates.
• Utilize business systems for work order reporting and asset lifecycle management.
• Support KPI delivery through practical use of skills and systems.

Skills

Driving license

H&S awareness

Communication

Office 365

Mobile devices use

Refrigeration & AC quals

Heating & Ventilation quals

Plumbing & Heating quals

F-Gas regulations

G3 Unvented

Gas safety certifications

Tools

None

Job description

As an HVAC Maintenance Technician at Tesco, covering our Teeside and Middlesbrough areas, you’ll play a crucial role in keeping our environments comfortable, safe, and fully operational for both customers and colleagues. Your expertise in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems will ensure our stores remain energy‑efficient and compliant with safety standards.

You’ll be part of a skilled maintenance team, responsible for both planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across a wide range of HVAC systems and equipment. From diagnosing faults to carrying out repairs and optimising system performance, your work will help ensure a seamless shopping experience for thousands of customers every day.

This is a hands‑on, mobile role that requires strong technical knowledge, a proactive approach to problem‑solving, and a commitment to high standards of service and safety. In return, you’ll benefit from ongoing training, career development opportunities, and the chance to be part of one of the UK’s most recognised and respected retail brands.

• Ensuring all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Following the planned work schedule to achieve first time fix, maximising productivity, and effectiveness.
• Delivering high quality work standards across the estate, with year‑on‑year improvement.
• Using problem‑solving skills and innovation to identify and develop solutions for key and common issues.
• Own tasks at a local level through to completion/resolution, informing key stakeholders through the process, where required.
• Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive best practice in work completion and updates.
• Use the business systems to drive best practice in work order reporting to support asset lifecycle management.
• Supporting KPI delivery, through the practical application of skill sets, and effective use of business systems to drive achievement of your own set KPIs.

• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & stakeholder management
• Office 365 knowledge
• Can comfortably operate mobile phone and tablets to view workload, emails, teams, and use of business systems.
• Refrigeration and AC C&G 6187, 7189, 6090 or NVQ or equivalent
• Heating & Ventilation C&G 7188, 6288, 6188 or NVQ or Equivalent
• Plumbing & Heating C&G 4467, 3345, 6189, 6035 or NVQ or Equivalent
• City & Guilds 2079 - F‑Gas and ODS regulations (Air Con)
• UNVENTED G3 (Hot water systems and safety)
• Core Commercial Gas Qualifications
• COCN1 – Core Commercial Gas Safety (mandatory starting point for most commercial gas work)
• CODNCO1 – Changeover from domestic to commercial gas (typically held by engineers progressing from domestic gas work)
• Commercial Appliance Qualifications
• CIGA1 – Indirect‑fired commercial heating appliances
• CDGA1 – Direct‑fired heating appliances
• CORT1 – Radiant tube and plaque heaters
• ICPN1 – Installation of commercial pipework
• TPCP1A – Testing and purging pipework up to 150mm
• TPCP1 – Testing and purging pipework over 150mm
• BMP1 – Gas boosters
• CLE1 – Commercial gas meters

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award‑winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.