Maintenance Operative

Tesco; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and drink wholesaling is seeking a Maintenance Operative for their Hoddesdon sites. The role involves providing first-class maintenance services, ensuring compliance, and managing budgets. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on safety and efficiency in a logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Similar experience in a Logistics environment.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Some heavy lifting and ladder work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all plant and equipment run optimally with minimal downtime.
• Be the first point of contact for all site maintenance issues.
• Respond to major equipment breakdowns.

Skills

Problem-solving

Diagnostic skills

Communication

Health and Safety knowledge

Practical skills

Education

TEC/City & Guilds or time served apprenticeship

Job description

We operate the UK’s ONLY flexible multi-temp, shared customer delivery logistics network. We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute products to the nation’s best loved food and drink brands every single day and provide the best experience to our customers.

We are currently recruiting a Maintenance Operative to Ensure first-class maintenance services are delivered at the 2 Hoddesdon sites. Adhering to legislative requirements and meeting agreed KPI’s & SLA’s across the distribution centre.

• Ensuring that all plant, systems, infrastructure, and equipmentrun optimally with minimal downtime
• Be the first point of contact for all site maintenance issues
• Diagnosing faults
• Undertaking planned maintenance
• Responding to major equipment breakdowns
• Working with theFacilities Team to manage budgets
• To ensure the distribution centre meets legal compliance for maintenance.
• Effectively manage Facilities 3rd party contractors
• Attend regular meetings to review, plan and prioritise activity

Hours of Work:

40 hours per week Monday to Friday however flexibility maybe required, dependent on the needs of the business. weekend working and/or public holidays may be required.

• TEC/City & Guilds or time served apprenticeship in an electrical/mechanical environment or building services
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Practical skills
• Good diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Some heavy lifting, ladder work/working at heights and the use of power tools
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Health and Safety knowledge
• Similar experience in a Logistics environment familiar with multi temperature storage
• Good understanding of Microsoft software

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is aDisability Confident Committedemployer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please [e-mail]

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk