Service Maintenance Technician - Drainage

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days holiday + personal day

Maternity & Adoption leave (26 weeks)

24/7 virtual GP & EAP

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Drainage Service Maintenance Technician to cover Yeovil areas. You will maintain a safe, functional environment across multiple stores and carry out planned and reactive work on drainage systems and related equipment, ensuring safety and quality standards.

Join a respected retail brand with ongoing training, career progression, and a commitment to workforce development across the UK. You will be part of a skilled team focused on reliability and customer service in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and health & safety awareness required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in Office 365 and mobile device usage.
• Experience in drainage/plumbing, including CCTV surveys, preferred.
• WJA and confined spaces qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Tesco sites are safe and functional for customers and colleagues.
• Follow the planned work schedule to achieve first-time fix, maximise productivity.
• Deliver high-quality work across the estate with year-on-year improvement.
• Communicate with stakeholders and work with team to share best practices.
• Develop through the maintenance pathway and drive monthly 1-2-1 discussions.

Skills

Full driving licence

Health & safety awareness

Communication & stakeholder management

Office 365 knowledge

Technical training

Drainage & plumbing experience

CCTV surveys

WJA & confined spaces (desirable)

Education

Recognised Apprenticeship

Trade Proficiency Test

Tools

Microsoft Teams

CCTV equipment

Job description

As a Drainage Service Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Yeovil 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 vacancy is Ben Watton.

About the role

As a Drainage Service Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Yeovil 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 vacancy is Ben Watton.

You will be responsible for

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

• Ensuring all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Following the planned work schedule to achieve first time fix, maximising productivity, and effectiveness.
• Delivering high quality work standards across the estate, with year‑on‑year improvement.
• Communicating and building effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Working closely with team members, sharing best practice and knowledge.
• Using problem‑solving skills and innovation to identify and develop solutions for key and common issues.
• Own tasks at a local level through to completion/resolution, informing key stakeholders through the process, where required.
• Own your development through progression of the maintenance pathway.
• Drive your own monthly 1‑2‑1 schedule with your line manager.
• Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive best practice in work completion and updates.
• Use the business systems to drive best practice in WON reporting to support asset lifecycle management.
• Representing the Tesco brand following business ways of working, demonstrating values led behaviours, a positive attitude & taking pride in wearing the Tesco uniform.
• Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback.
• Supporting KPI delivery, through the practical application of skill sets, and effective use of business systems to drive achievement of your own set KPIs.
• Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

You will need

• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & stakeholder management
• Office 365 knowledge
• Completed all technical training or upskilling modules relevant to skillset and or relevant experience.
• Install/Repair underground Storm/Foul pipework, Sanitary Ware, water supply systems and extending pipework to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems.
• Ideally, the completion of a Recognised Apprenticeship, Improver Programme or Trade Proficiency Test
• Previous experience of Drainage and Plumbing, including, mechanical repairs, lining, patching, dig‑downs, unblocks and CCTV surveys.
• WJA and Confined Spaces qualifications are desirable.
• Digitally confident; can comfortably operate mobile phone and tablets to view workload, emails, Teams, and use of business systems.

Whats in it for you?

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

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