Service Maintenance Technician - Electrical

Tesco; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10% of base salary

25 days holiday plus personal day

Family support via EAP and wellbeing

Job summary

Tesco across Cheltenham and Gloucester areas seeks an Electrical Service Maintenance Technician to keep stores safe, functional and welcoming. You’ll perform planned and reactive maintenance across electrical systems, prioritising safety and quality, with ongoing training to help you grow within a respected retail brand.

You’ll work hands-on with a proactive mindset, collaborating with contractors and teams to minimise disruption while upholding Tesco values and standards across our estate.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 – Electrical or equivalent qualification.
• Apprenticeship or improver programme completed.
• EICR remedial works experience required.

Responsibilities

• Interact with external contractors to coordinate repairs seamlessly.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure quality service.
• Maintain high energy levels while juggling tasks efficiently.
• Support management to keep stores operating smoothly.
• Coordinate repairs to minimise customer disruption.
• Ensure Tesco sites are safe and functional.

Skills

External contractor liaison

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Health & safety awareness

Communication & stakeholder management

Office 365 knowledge

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 – Electrical (Or Equivalent)

Apprenticeship/Improver programme

EICR Remedial works experience

Tools

MEWP/IPAF licence

City & Guilds Inspection & Testing

EICR Remedial knowledge

Job description

As a Electrical Service Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Cheltenham and Gloucester 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 is Keith Kavanaugh.

You will be responsible for

• 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:

• Completion of a recognised apprenticeship or improver programme or trade proficiency test / relevant trade experience
• Basic diagnostics: PCB/Microprocessor / HMI controlled systems /equipment
• Electrical Safety Circuit, - Basic Working Knowledge, fault finding and replacement.
• EICR Remedial Knowledge
• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & stakeholder management
• Office 365 knowledge

Required Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 – Electrical (Or Equivalent)
• Apprenticeship/Improver programme
• EICR Remedial works experience

Preferable Qualifications

• City & Guilds Inspection & Testing
• ECoPs
• City & Guilds 18th Edition
• MEWP/IPAF Licence

Whats in it for you?

• 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 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

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.

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