Service Support Engineer - Lifts, Escalators and Travelators

Tesco; Leigh Woods; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days + personal day

Maternity & adoption leave

24/7 virtual GP & EAP

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Service Support Engineer to provide nationwide maintenance support for lifts, escalators, and travelators. The role involves travel across the UK, working with field teams, planners and engineers to resolve issues and improve asset reliability.

Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for business use. The position offers a dynamic, professional environment with opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the maintenance, servicing, and fault diagnosis of lifts, escalators, and travelators.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems associated with vertical transportation equipment.
• Ability to work independently and manage workloads across multiple locations.
• Commitment to delivering high standards of safety, compliance, and customer service.
• Customer service experience within a fast-paced 24/7 operation.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a related engineering role

Responsibilities

• Providing remote technical support to diagnose maintenance issues and drive permanent, timely resolutions.
• Using data, systems, and insights to identify trends and opportunities to improve maintenance performance.
• Collaborating with colleagues to optimise resource planning and dispatch activities, building strong stakeholder relationships.
• Supporting the development of incident management and investigation processes and Ways of Working.
• Undertaking site visits as required to provide technical support and assurance.
• Ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, compliantly, and within agreed service levels.
• Putting customer, colleague, and community welfare at the heart of every decision and managing workload effectively to deliver the best outcomes.

Skills

Performance management

Communication

Data analysis

Systems IT proficiency

Maintenance planning

Governance compliance

Job description

About the role

As a Service Support Engineer, you will provide technical support for reactive and preventative maintenance activities across our estate. You'll work closely with field teams, planners, contractors, and engineering colleagues to resolve maintenance issues, improve asset reliability, and deliver a safe, compliant, and efficient environment for our customers and colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer seeking a varied, nationwide role within a dynamic and professional environment. This is a national role, requiring travel across the UK. Candidates must be willing and able to travel as required and stay away from home when necessary. Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle, which will be used for business purposes in line with company policy.

You will be responsible

• Providing remote technical support to diagnose maintenance issues and drive permanent, timely resolutions.
• Using data, systems, and insights to identify trends and opportunities to improve maintenance performance.
• Collaborating with colleagues to optimise resource planning and dispatch activities, building strong stakeholder relationships.
• Supporting the development of incident management and investigation processes and Ways of Working.
• Undertaking site visits as required to provide technical support and assurance.
• Ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, compliantly, and within agreed service levels.
• Putting customer, colleague, and community welfare at the heart of every decision and managing workload effectively to deliver the best outcomes.

You will need

Operational Skills

• Performance management and continuous improvement
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Data analysis and problem solving
• Systems and IT proficiency
• Maintenance planning and processes
• Governance, compliance, and organisational skills

Experience

• Proven experience in the maintenance, servicing, and fault diagnosis of lifts, escalators, and travelators.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems associated with vertical transportation equipment.
• Ability to work independently and manage workloads across multiple locations.
• Commitment to delivering high standards of safety, compliance, and customer service.
• Customer service experience within a fast-paced 24/7 operation
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a related engineering role

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s 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 (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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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.

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.

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