Skilled Maintenance Technician

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you a qualified Skilled Maintenance Technician? We will soon be opening our new Waitrose regional distribution centre at our Avonmouth Site and are looking for a skilled maintenance professional ready to take ownership, drive high standards, and play a pivotal role in ensuring our site infrastructure and operational reliability remain second to none. If you are passionate about technical excellence, championing safety, and shaping the future of a business where your voice truly matters, we invite you to apply and help us keep our Partnership at its best.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 18:00 - 22:00 will attract an Evening Premium at a rate of £3.25 per hour, and any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract a Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Contract type
- This is a permanent position

Location
- Avonmouth Regional Distribution Site

Hours/Shift Pattern - 6:00am – 2:00pm / 2:00pm – 10:00pm two week rota, Monday-Friday

There will be a regular call-out rota required due to the site being operational 24/7/365, with a requirement to be available by phone and able to reach the site within an hour to manage critical situations.

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave policy
• Full time working holiday entitlement of 22 days holiday which increases with service, plus bank holidays
• Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not
• You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply). You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount
• Free on site parking
• Cycle to work support scheme

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• Support the Supervisor in executing the maintenance business plan, ensuring site-wide assets are maintained to the highest standards through meticulous planning and delivery.
• Foster a culture of high performance, setting clear benchmarks for delivery, ownership, Health & Safety, and customer service across all areas of responsibility.
• Guarantee strict adherence to legal, safety, and assurance requirements.
• Conduct regular compliance audits of both internal team and third-party contractor works to proactively mitigate operational risk.
• Assist in budgetary control for revenue and service procurement, actively evaluating the cost-benefit of in-house versus contractor delivery with strict financial restraint.
• Oversee the timely delivery of all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive tasks in line with SFG
  20 standards, ensuring accurate documentation of all remedial actions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, specialist contractors, and on-site third parties.
• Maintain full awareness of site-wide maintenance projects to ensure safe delivery while actively supporting the Partnership’s carbon reduction and energy efficiency initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience in a distribution or warehouse maintenance environment.
• Time-served Electrician with relevant industry accreditation, or an equivalent professional qualification in HVAC systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of site safety regulations (H&S legislation, Water…