Maintenance Technician

Tesco; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

Holiday 25 days + personal day

Maternity/Paternity leave support

Virtual GP and EAP access

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep stores safe, functional and welcoming. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across diverse systems, collaborating with colleagues and contractors to ensure minimal disruption to shoppers and operations.

A proactive mindset, strong problem-solving skills and commitment to high standards are essential. You will use a tablet to manage schedules, support the maintenance team, and uphold Tesco's core values in daily work.

Qualifications

• ONC or equivalent qualification required.
• Full driving licence.
• Health and safety awareness is essential.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Office 365 and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across store systems.
• Work with external contractors to minimise disruption.
• Maintain equipment and facilities to ensure safe shopping environment.
• Follow safety procedures and quality standards.
• Use a tablet to view schedules and update progress.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Health & Safety awareness

Tablet usage

Time management

Education

ONC or equivalent

Tools

Office 365

Job description

About the role

As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remains a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike. You’ll be part of a skilled team responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of systems and equipment, helping to keep our operations running smoothly. Your work will directly impact the shopping experience of thousands of customers every day. You’ll use your technical expertise to identify and resolve issues efficiently, always prioritising safety, compliance, and quality. This is a hands‑on role that requires a proactive mindset, strong problem‑solving skills, and a commitment to delivering high standards. In return, you’ll be supported with ongoing training, opportunities to grow your career, and the chance to be part of one of the UK’s most recognised and respected retail brands. The Hiring Manager for this role is Keith Kavanaugh.

You will be responsible for

As a Maintenance Technician your specific responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks. To thrive in this role, you will need to:

• Confidently Interact with External Contractors: Coordinating repairs seamlessly.
• Work Collaboratively with the Team: Be a great colleague who understands the importance of quality service.
• Sustain High Energy Levels: Juggling tasks while maintaining efficiency.
• Assist the Management Team: Keeping our stores operating smoothly by maintaining equipment and facilities.
• Minimize Customer Disruption: Coordinating repairs with minimal impact on our valued customers.

Responsibilities will include;

• Ensuring all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Following the planned work schedule to achieve first time fix, improving efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Working closely with team members, sharing best practice and knowledge.
• General day to day store and property maintenance.
• Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive the best approach in work completion and updates.
• Representing the Tesco brand by demonstrating our core values (serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day), maintaining a positive attitude & taking pride in wearing the Tesco uniform.
• Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback.
• Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

You will need

As a vital part of our Maintenance team, you will demonstrate enthusiasm for maintaining high standards. With previous experience in a maintenance, engineering, or construction environment, you will be digitally confident using a tablet to view daily work schedules and manage emails.

Operational Skills:

• ONC or equivalent
• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & Collaboration
• Office 365 knowledge
• Completed all technical training upskilling modules relevant to abilities.

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of
  up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25
  days plus a personal day (plusBank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and
  adoption leave (12 months service required at thequalifyingdate)
  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

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

About Us

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. If you need support with your application, And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.