Maintenance Electrical Facilities Technician

Tesco

Northampton

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Colleague Clubcard discounts

Access to free wellbeing services

Life cover and pension contributions

Uniform provided

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Maintenance Electrical Facilities Technician in Northampton, England. This role is integral to ensuring the safety of the site and maintaining compliance. The ideal candidate will have facilities and engineering experience and demonstrate strong communication and time management skills. The role offers competitive benefits, including discounts, well-being services, and a robust pension plan.

Qualifications

Experience in facilities and/or engineering essential.
Demonstrate good time management skills.
Ability to quickly build relationships with team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe environment for all staff.
Manage and execute daily maintenance tasks.
Communicate effectively with leadership and contractors.
Fix assets in accordance with SLAs.
Document work accurately and escalate when necessary.
Maintain compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Skills

Facilities and/or engineering experience

Good time management

Ability to build relationships quickly

Good communication skills

Awareness of cost and budget controls

Awareness of up-to-date Health and Safety measures

Management of a team

Contractor Control

Stakeholder management

Job description

Maintenance Electrical Facilities Technician

Tesco Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Tesco are currently looking to recruit a DC Technician at their most strategic Distribution center that couldn’t function without the support of our Maintenance Team. A DC Technician is an integral part of this team, carrying out maintenance procedures safely around the site and working closely with the Site Leadership Teams. Technicians deliver statutory requirements and proactive planned maintenance promptly and in a cost‑effective way ensuring the business can continue to serve Britain’s shoppers a little better every day.

About the role

The Technician will be responsible for maintaining facilities and equipment, ensuring safe operation of the site, and meeting all regulatory and company standards.

You will be responsible for

Ensuring a safe environment for those who work at Tesco. Taking ownership of the reactive and proactive maintenance activity, identifying problems and implementing effective solutions.
Carrying out daily maintenance including but not limited to fire alarm testing, sprinkler testing, HVAC maintenance, building maintenance, electrical checks.
Building effective relationships with leadership teams, communicating clearly on tasks and managing expectations where necessary.
Ensuring assets are fixed in line with the agreed SLAs.
Using the systems available to accurately record work completed and describing work which needs to be escalated.
Working closely with internal service teams and external contractors.
Meeting the necessary legal and compliance standards.
Attending meetings to ensure there is an understanding of maintenance issues and their level of urgency.
Being aware of the cost implications and ensuring the most effective and efficient fix.
Overseeing and being a lead point of contact for all contractors on site for engineering and facilities within the DC, completing permit to works and reviewing completed jobs by the contractors to ensure they meet the correct standard.
Actioning H&S next steps required to be compliant on site.

Ideal Candidate

Facilities and/or engineering experience
Good time management
The ability to build relationships quickly
Good communication skills
An awareness of cost and budget controls
An awareness of up‑to‑date Health and Safety measures
Management of a team.
Contractor Control.
Stakeholder management.

What's in it for you?

Request flexible working from day one
10% off and 15% at pay day weekends – save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
Life cover of five times your pay and an award‑winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
Benefits to suit you – choose what you use, from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small

About Us

At Tesco Property – Maintenance it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks and head offices to deliver first‑class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first‑rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated and professional, maximising the support we offer to Tesco stores.

From multi‑skilled to technically‑savvy technicians we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically‑minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done. Our Engineering team work to introduce a broad spectrum of award‑winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full‑time and part‑time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you – Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

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