Maintenance Technician

Tesco UK; Horsham, Brighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK is seeking a Maintenance Technician to cover Gatwick, Horsham, Brighton and surrounding areas. You’ll join a skilled team responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across building services and equipment, ensuring stores are safe, functional and welcoming for customers and colleagues.

This hands-on role requires proactive problem-solving, strong teamwork and a commitment to high standards. You’ll be supported with training, opportunities to grow your career, and the chance to work

Qualifications

• ONC or equivalent qualification is required.
• Full driving license is required.
• Health & safety awareness is essential.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Office 365.
• Experience in maintenance/engineering or construction environments helpful.

Responsibilities

• Interact confidently with external contractors.
• Maintain equipment and facilities across Tesco sites.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Coordinate repairs with minimal disruption to customers.
• Use tablets to view work schedules and update progress.
• Attend local and national meetings and support a diverse culture.

Skills

Health & Safety

Office 365

Communication

Driving license

Tablet usage

Education

ONC or equivalent

Job description

As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Gatwick, Horsham, Brighton and surrounding areas, 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 Roger Lewis.

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.

#LI-AG2 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.

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. 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.

References Visible links 1. https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility/