Lead Maintenance Technician

At Tesco, our Distribution Centres could not function without the support of our Maintenance Team. A Lead Maintenance Technician is an integral part of this team, carrying out maintenance procedures safely in the DC.

Working closely with the DC Maintenance Manager, the Lead Maintenance Technician will provide day-to-day supervision to our technicians and deliver statutory requirements and proactive planned maintenance promptly and in a cost-effective way, ensuring the business is able to continue to deliver its promise of serving Britain’s shoppers a little better every day.

• A hands-on supervisory role supporting the DC Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Technicians.
• This is a mobile role supporting maintenance, reactive breakdowns, and planned works across DCs.
• Audit preparation including but not limited to SALA, Paragon, DSEAR, BSI, Fire & Water annual risk assessment reviews.
• Ensuring a safe environment for those who work in DCs.
• Supporting periodic maintenance including but not limited to fire alarm testing, sprinkler testing, HVAC maintenance, building maintenance, and water testing.
• Electrical maintenance, reactive repairs, FWT remedials, PAT.
• Building effective relationships with the DC Technicians, communicating clearly on tasks, and managing expectations where necessary and in a proactive manner.
• Ensuring assets are fixed in line with the agreed SLAs and are within legal compliance.
• Using the systems available to accurately record work completed and describing work that needs to be escalated.
• Working closely with internal service teams and external contractors.
• Meeting the necessary legal and compliance standards & record keeping.
• Being aware of the cost implications and ensuring the most effective and efficient fix.

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.

• Desirable - Electrically qualified technician.
• Experience working remotely and travelling between sites.
• Good time management.
• The ability to build relationships quickly.
• Good communication skills.
• An awareness of cost and budget controls.
• An awareness of up-to-date Health and Safety measures.

Desirable

• Relevant qualifications e.g. H&S.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experienced Tesco System User IT services e.g. Verisae, Microsoft Office Suite.

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays).
• Request flexible working from day one.
• Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends – save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home.
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life.
• Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%.
• Benefits to suit you, choose what you use – from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes.
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small.
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds.

At Tesco Property – Maintenance, it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks, and head offices, to deliver first-class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan, we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first-rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated, and professional, maximising the level of support we offer to Tesco stores.

We’re 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.