Maintenance Engineer - Automation - Coventry

Tesco; None; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

Holiday 25 days + personal day

Maternity/adoption leave 26 weeks

Virtual GP/EAP support

Job summary

Tesco Maintenance Engineer role in Coventry is a hands-on position focusing on maintaining and repairing cutting-edge automated equipment within our UFC environment. You will apply strong mechanical and electrical skills, uphold safety standards, and drive continuous improvement in maintenance practices across shifts.

We value problem solvers who can perform root cause analysis, work with CMMS documentation, and collaborate with diverse teams to optimise machine availability and performance.

Qualifications

• Full engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject.
• Experience maintaining highly automated mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Proven problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety and high maintenance standards.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and repair to high standards on automated equipment.
• Perform formal and informal inspections to optimise uptime.
• Apply root cause analysis to major breakdowns/outages.
• Maintain CMMS records and document maintenance activities.
• Manage time and budget adherence for site maintenance.
• Log and schedule corrective actions after faults.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments to improve efficiency.
• Provide timely and accurate shift reports and documentation.
• Support in budget usage and spare part tracking.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Safety

Stakeholder mgmt

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Engineering NVQ3

Job description

Maintenance Engineer - Automation - Coventry

An exciting new role within our Property Function! We are seeking a multi-skilled engineer with mechanical and electrical bias to join our team. In this role, you will prioritise maintaining and repairing brand-new equipment, applying your technical expertise to ensure outstanding performance and continuous improvement principles. A passion for customer service is essential, as you will understand the impact of your decisions and the efficiency of your maintenance work and will operate within your training and experience, ensuring a safe environment for all.

You will maintain and repair cutting-edge equipment In my nominated Urban Fulfilment Centre (UFC), utilising my experience and technical knowledge. You will ensure that equipment runs In It’s optimum state through regular formal and Informal Inspections, completing maintenance tasks In accordance with good engineering practice, and strive to Improve the equipment where possible.

You will be responsible for

• Completing maintenance to an excellent standard, whilst ensuring any items that need rectifying are either immediately repaired or logged and scheduled in for revisiting.
• Operate with safety in mind at all times, dynamically risk-assessing all jobs to ensure the safety of myself and those around me.
• Build effective relationships with my colleagues and stakeholders from all departments, ensuring strong bonds with my operational colleagues and supporting them where possible.
• Supervising performance of my site to ensure that we’re always operating efficiently. I understand terms such as availability and performance, and utilising various means to measure these.
• Being proactive and dynamic with my timekeeping, ensuring that I give the best value to the customer within my working time. I actively look for ways to be encouraging and continuously improve as a business.
• Document findings for major breakdowns/outages, using root cause analysis methods and proven approaches.
• Support in ensuring sites maintenance budget is adhered to, through working with a no-waste approach and repairing/testing replaced equipment for future use where possible.
• Administrative maintenance, ensuring the CMMS is up to date and truly reflective of the maintenance position on site and completing other tasks such as shift reports to a high standard
• Support in the maintenance of the budget for my site by ensuring that spares/hours are accurately used and tracked.

You will need

• Served a full Engineering apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject
• Relevant experience working in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
• Experience working hands-on within an engineering/maintenance department on highly automated equipment
• Electrical/mechanical cross-skill training
• Excellent problem solving and root cause analysis
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Analysis and presentation of data to achieve timely decisions
• Influencing skills
• Setting and maintaining of the highest of standards

What’s 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

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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. And if you’re interested in joining our team but don’t tick every box, don’t let that hold you back from applying.