Maintenance Electrical Facilities Technician

Overview

Tesco are currently looking to recruit a DC Technician at their most strategic Distribution centre in which couldn’t function without the support of our Maintenance Team, A DC Technician is an integral part of this team, carrying out maintenance procedures, safely around the site. Working closely with the Site Leadership Teams. Technicians 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

Responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe environment for those who work at Tesco. Taking ownership of the reactive and proactive maintenance activity, the Technician 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.
• Building effective relationships with leadership teams, communicating clearly on tasks and managing expectations where necessary.
• Ensuring assets are fixed in line with the agreed SLAs.
• Using the systems available to accurately record work completed and describing work which needs to be escalated.
• Working closely with internal service teams and external contractors.
• Meeting the necessary legal and compliance standards.
• Attending 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.
• Overseeing and being a lead point of contact for all contractors on site for engineering and facilities within the DC. Completing permit to works and reviewing completed jobs by the contractors to ensure they meet the correct standard.
• Actioning H&S next steps required to be compliant on site.

The Ideal Candidate

• Facilities and/or engineering experience
• 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
• Management of a team.
• Contractor Control.
• Stakeholder management.

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.

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 to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.

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 proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please consider contacting the recruitment team for details.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you – Everyone is welcome at Tesco.