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Store Maintenance Technician

Job Reference tesco/TP/10781852/607160

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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary:
Competitive
Working Hours:
40
Location:
Peterborough, Kettering
Closing Date:
31/05/2021
Job Category:
Maintenance Colleagues
Business Unit:
GB Maintenance

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a fantastic 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)
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Life Assurance
  • Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service
  • Colleague Discounts:
  • 10% off most purchases at Tesco (15% off for a four-day period after each pay day)
  • 10% off One Stop
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
  • 20% off all F&F purchases
  • 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco Bank. T&C’s apply
  • 25% off Tesco Café
  • 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
  • An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
  • Uniform and personal protection equipment along with the right tools to ensure comfort and safety in the working environment.

Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges.

Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners

About the role

Tesco Maintenance are currently looking to recruit an In - Store Technician. At Tesco, our stores and offices couldn’t function without the support of our Maintenance Team. A Store Technician (or IST as we call them) is an integral part of this team, carrying out maintenance procedures, safely, in stores and office locations Working closely with the Store Leadership Teams, the In Store Technicians deliver statutory requirements and proactive planned maintenance promptly and in an efficient way ensuring the business is able to continue to deliver its promise of serving Britain’s shoppers a little better every day.

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

You will be responsible for

  • Ensuring a safe environment for those who work and shop in Tesco. Taking ownership of the reactive and proactive maintenance activity, successful applicant will identify problems and implement effective solutions.
  • Carrying out daily maintenance including but not limited to fire alarm testing, sprinkler testing, HVAC maintenance, building maintenance, electrical checks and checkout maintenance.
  • Establishing effective relationships with key partners, communicating clearly on tasks and handling expectations where vital.
  • Ensuring assets are fixed in line with the agreed SLA’s.
  • Using the systems available to accurately record work completed and describing work which needs to be raised.
  • Engaging with internal service teams and external contractors.
  • Meeting the vital legal and compliance standards.
  • Attending store meetings to ensure there is an understanding of maintenance issues and their level of urgency.
  • Being aware of the cost implications and ensuring the most effective and efficient fix.
  • Working to improve store profitability through following energy saving standards and ensuring energy faults are reported/fixed.

You will need

  • Customer service, maintenance and/or engineering experience;
  • Experience working remotely
  • Good time management
  • The ability to build long positive relationships
  • Good communication skills
  • An awareness of cost and budget controls
  • Exposure to IT services e.g. Verisae
  • Knowledge of up to date Health and Safety measures
  • Full UK driving licence (essential)

Ideal additional skills include:

  • Relevant qualifications e.g. IOSH/ NEBOSH
  • Experience prioritising multiple projects at one time or working in a fast paced maintenance department

About us

At Tesco 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 proficiency 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 build a culture where every colleague is proficient, motivated and professional, improving the level of support we offer to Tesco stores.

From multi-skilled, to technically-savvy technicians, we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically-minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done. Our Engineering team work internationally to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.

Everything we do in Tesco Maintenance is passionate about supporting continuous improvement to the overall shopping experience for our customers.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Flexible working:

Please note, Tesco Maintenance offer a beneficial flexible working scheme to try an accommodate every individual’s needs. We believe it's important to have a healthy work life balance and will always consider every applicant’s needs.