Maintenance Technician

RHR UK; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Maintenance Technician across the Edinburgh areas. In this role, you will ensure stores maintain a safe and functional environment for all. Responsibilities include coordinating repairs, collaborating with teams, and assisting management with equipment maintenance. Applicants should have prior experience in maintenance or engineering and be digitally confident. The company offers benefits like an annual bonus scheme, paid parental leave, and a virtual GP service.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10%

25 days annual leave plus personal day

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a maintenance, engineering, or construction environment.
• Digitally confident, using a tablet to manage work schedules and emails.
• Operational skills including health & safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Confidently interact with external contractors and coordinate repairs.
• Assist management in maintaining equipment and facilities.
• Work collaboratively with team for quality service.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

ONC or equivalent

Job description

Overview

As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Edinburgh areas, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remain a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike.

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 hands‑on role requires a proactive mindset, strong problem‑solving skills, and a commitment to delivering high standards.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Confidently interacting with external contractors, coordinating repairs seamlessly.
• Working collaboratively with the team, being a great colleague who understands the importance of quality service.
• Sustaining high energy levels, juggling tasks while maintaining efficiency.
• Assisting the management team, keeping our stores operating smoothly by maintaining equipment and facilities.
• Minimising customer disruption by coordinating repairs with minimal impact on valued customers.

Additional duties include ensuring all Tesco sites are safe and functional, following the planned work schedule to achieve first‑time fix, working closely with team members to share best practice and knowledge, and using mobile devices to drive the best approach in work completion and updates.

Qualifications

Previous experience in a maintenance, engineering, or construction environment is required. You must be digitally confident, using a tablet to view daily work schedules and manage emails.

Operational skills: ONC or equivalent, full driving licence, health & safety awareness, communication & collaboration, office knowledge. You must have completed all relevant technical training upskilling modules.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10% of base salary, starting at 25 days plus a personal day and bank holidays, 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year service) at full pay, 13 weeks statutory maternity or adoption pay, 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave, free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family.

About Tesco

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’.

We celebrate diversity, recognize the value and opportunity it brings, and are committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued. All colleagues are given the same opportunities, and everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We will be moving towards a blended working week combining office and remote working; please discuss how this can work for you.

Applicant Note

NOTE : Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.