Maintenance Technician

Tesco UK; Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the Midlands is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to ensure store safety and functionality. You'll coordinate repairs, maintain equipment, and support a collaborative team. Ideal candidates have maintenance experience and strong problem-solving skills. Training and career growth opportunities provided in a recognized retail brand.

Benefits

Ongoing training

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in maintenance, engineering, or construction environments is preferred.
• You should be digitally confident using a tablet to view daily work schedules.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Tesco sites are safe and functional environments.
• Follow planned work schedules to achieve first-time fixes.
• Perform general day-to-day store and property maintenance.
• Coordinate repairs with minimal impact on customers.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration skills

Health & Safety awareness

Problem-solving

Education

ONC or equivalent qualification

Tools

Office 365

Job description

As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco across the Midlands, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remain 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.

As a Maintenance Technician, your specific responsibilities will include:

1. Confidently interact with external contractors: coordinating repairs seamlessly.
2. Work collaboratively with the team: being a great colleague who understands the importance of quality service.
3. Sustain high energy levels: juggling tasks while maintaining efficiency.
4. Assist the management team: maintaining equipment and facilities to keep stores operating smoothly.
5. Minimize customer disruption: coordinating repairs with minimal impact on customers.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all Tesco sites are safe and functional environments for customers and colleagues.
• Following planned work schedules to achieve first-time fixes, improving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Working closely with team members, sharing best practices and knowledge.
• Performing general day-to-day store and property maintenance.
• Using mobile devices such as phones and tablets to drive work completion and updates.
• Representing the Tesco brand by demonstrating our core values (serving customers, communities, and the planet a little better every day), maintaining a positive attitude, and taking pride in wearing the Tesco uniform.
• Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback.
• Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

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As a vital part of our maintenance team, you will demonstrate enthusiasm for maintaining high standards. Previous experience in maintenance, engineering, or construction environments is preferred. You should be digitally confident using a tablet to view daily work schedules and manage emails.

Operational Skills:

• ONC or equivalent qualification
• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Office 365 knowledge
• Completion of technical training modules relevant to your abilities

At Tesco Property – Maintenance, our people 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, delivering first-class maintenance and engineering solutions.

We invest in training through comprehensive induction and technical competency plans, ensuring our field colleagues have the right skills and expertise to work safely and provide excellent asset management across our estate. We foster a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated, and professional, maximizing support for Tesco stores.

Our operations span multi-skilled and technically-savvy technicians, supported by operations and maintenance managers across the UK. Our engineering team introduces innovative technological initiatives, from compliance testing to refrigeration, security, and sustainability.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco mean that regardless of your background, you can feel represented and be yourself at work. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. For more information on our accessibility support, please click here.

We offer a range of full-time and part-time roles across our business areas, with flexible working patterns and a blended approach of office and remote work, allowing us to connect, collaborate, and innovate effectively.