Service Maintenance Technician - HVAC

Tesco; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco (Tesco) is seeking an HVAC Maintenance Technician to cover Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury areas. You will perform preventative maintenance and reactive repairs on HVAC/R systems, diagnose faults, and optimise performance to keep stores safe and comfortable for customers and colleagues.

This hands-on, mobile role requires technical knowledge, problem-solving, and a commitment to high standards. We offer ongoing training, career development, and association with a leading retail brand.

Qualifications

• Full driving license is required.
• Health & Safety awareness is essential.
• Level 3 City & Guilds or equivalent Mechanical Engineering or related qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Following the planned work schedule to achieve first time fix, maximising productivity.
• Delivering high quality work standards across the estate, with year-on-year improvement.
• Using problem-solving skills to identify and develop solutions for key issues.
• Own tasks at a local level through to completion/resolution, informing stakeholders as required.
• Using mobile devices to drive best practice in work completion and updates.
• Use business systems to drive best practice in work order reporting for asset lifecycle management.
• Supporting KPI delivery through practical application of skill sets and usage of systems.

Skills

Driving license

Health & Safety awareness

Communication & stakeholder management

Office 365 knowledge

Education

Level 3 City & Guilds or equivalent Mechanical Engineering

C&G 6187, 7189, 6090 or NVQ or equivalent

Heating & Ventilation C&G 7188, 6288, 6188 or NVQ or Equivalent

Plumbing & Heating C&G 4467, 3345, 6189, 6035 or NVQ or Equivalent

C&G 2079 - F-Gas and ODS regulations

CCN1 - Core gas safety

Tools

Refrigeration and AC systems knowledge

Job description

As an HVAC Maintenance Technician at Tesco, covering our Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury areas, you’ll play a crucial role in keeping our environments comfortable, safe, and fully operational for both customers and colleagues. Your expertise in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems will ensure our stores remain energy-efficient and compliant with safety standards.

You’ll be part of a skilled maintenance team, responsible for both planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across a wide range of HVAC systems and equipment. From diagnosing faults to carrying out repairs and optimising system performance, your work will help ensure a seamless shopping experience for thousands of customers every day.

This is a hands‑on, mobile role that requires strong technical knowledge, a proactive approach to problem‑solving, and a commitment to high standards of service and safety. In return, you’ll benefit from ongoing training, career development opportunities, and the chance to be part of one of the UK’s most recognised and respected retail brands.

• 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.
• 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.
• Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive best practice in work completion and updates.
• Use the business systems to drive best practice in work order reporting to support asset lifecycle management.
• Supporting KPI delivery, through the practical application of skill sets, and effective use of business systems to drive achievement of your own set KPIs.

• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & stakeholder management
• Office 365 knowledge
• Level 3 City & Guilds or equivalent Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Digitally confident; can comfortably operate mobile phone and tablets to view workload, emails, teams, and use of business systems.
• Refrigeration and AC C&G 6187, 7189, 6090 or NVQ or equivalent
• Heating & Ventilation C&G 7188, 6288, 6188 or NVQ or Equivalent
• Plumbing & Heating C&G 4467, 3345, 6189, 6035 or NVQ or Equivalent
• C&G 2079 - F-Gas and ODS regulations (Air Con)
• CCN1 - Core gas safety (Gas) includes COCN1 & CODNCO1
• CENWAT
• CDGA1 – Commercial natural gas and LPG direct fired heating appliances
• ICPN1 - Installation first fix commercial pipework
• CIGA1 - Commercial indirect fired heating appliances
• CORT1 - Commercial overhead radiant heaters
• TPCP1A - Testing and direct purging of low pressure commercial pipework not exceeding 1m3
• TPCP1 - Testing and direct purging of commercial pipework exceeding 1m3 in volume up to 7 bar
• UNVENTED Hot water Systems Certs G3
• CDGA1 COMMISSION SERVICE REPAIR & BREAKDOWN OF COMMERCIAL DIRECT FIRED HEATING APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT – NG & LPG

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.

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.