Service Maintenance Technician - Electrical in Motherwell

As an Electrical Service Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Motherwell, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remain a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike. You’ll be part of a skilled team responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of systems and equipment, helping to keep our operations running smoothly. Your work will directly impact the shopping experience of thousands of customers every day. You’ll use your technical expertise to identify and resolve issues efficiently, always prioritising safety, compliance, and quality.

This is a hands-on role that requires a proactive mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to delivering high standards. In return, you’ll be supported with ongoing training, opportunities to grow your career, and the chance to be part of one of the UK’s most recognised and respected retail brands.

As a Service Maintenance Technician, your specific responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks. To thrive in this role, you will need to:

• Confidently interact with external contractors: Coordinating repairs seamlessly.
• Work collaboratively with the team: Be a great colleague who understands the importance of quality service.
• Sustain high energy levels: Juggling tasks while maintaining efficiency.
• Assist the management team: Keeping our stores operating smoothly by maintaining equipment and facilities.
• Minimise customer disruption: Coordinating repairs with minimal impact on our valued customers.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Following the planned work schedule to achieve first-time fix, improving efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Working closely with team members, sharing best practice and knowledge.
• General day-to-day store and property maintenance.
• Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive the best approach in work completion and updates.
• Representing the Tesco brand by demonstrating our core values, maintaining a positive attitude & taking pride in wearing the Tesco uniform.
• Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback.
• Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

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.

Operational Skills required:

• Completion of a recognised apprenticeship or improver programme or trade proficiency test / relevant trade experience.
• Basic diagnostics: PCB/Microprocessor / HMI controlled systems / equipment.
• Electrical Safety Circuit - Basic Working Knowledge, fault finding and replacement.
• EICR Remedial Knowledge.
• Full driving license.
• Health & Safety awareness.
• Communication & stakeholder management.
• Office 365 knowledge.

Required Qualifications:

• City & Guilds Level 3 – Electrical (Or Equivalent).
• Apprenticeship/Improver programme.
• EICR Remedial works experience.

Preferable Qualifications:

• City & Guilds Inspection & Testing.
• ECoPs.
• City & Guilds 18th Edition.
• MEWP/IPAF Licence.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. 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. If you need support with your application, please reach out for more information. And if you’re interested in joining our team but don’t tick every box, don’t let that hold you back from applying.