Service Maintenance Technician - HVAC

RHR UK; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is looking for an HVAC Maintenance Technician to oversee maintenance across Swindon, Gloucester, and Newbury. This hands-on position demands technical proficiency in HVAC systems, ensuring a safe and operational environment for staff and customers. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing HVAC equipment, along with adherence to health and safety standards. Competitive benefits include a bonus scheme and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10%

Holiday starting at 25 days plus personal day

Free virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Full driving license required.
• Health & Safety awareness is essential.
• Experience with commercial natural gas and LPG appliances preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Tesco sites are safe and functional environments.
• Deliver high-quality work standards to maximize productivity.
• Use business systems for effective work order reporting.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Level 3 City & Guilds or equivalent Mechanical Engineering

Refrigeration and AC C&G or NVQ equivalent

Heating & Ventilation C&G or NVQ equivalent

Tools

Mobile devices (phone and tablet)

Job description

Overview

As an HVAC Maintenance Technician at Tesco, covering our Gloucester, Swindon and Newbury areas, youll 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.

Youll 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, youll benefit from ongoing training, career development opportunities, and the chance to be part of one of the UKs most recognised and respected retail brands.

You will be responsible for

• 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.

You will need

• Full driving license
• Health & Safety awareness
• Communication & stakeholder management
• Office 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 , , or NVQ or equivalent
• Heating & Ventilation C&G , , or NVQ or Equivalent
• Plumbing & Heating C&G , , , or NVQ or Equivalent
• C&G - 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

What's in it for you

Were all about the little helps. Thats why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you both in and out of work.

• 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 (after 1 years service) 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

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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