Maintenance Technician

As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco across Braintree, Clacton and surrounding areas, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remain a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike. You will 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.

• Confidently interact with external contractors, coordinating repairs seamlessly.
• Work collaboratively with the team, providing a great colleague experience and quality service.
• Sustain high energy levels while juggling tasks and maintaining efficiency.
• Assist the management team, keeping our stores operating smoothly by maintaining equipment and facilities.
• Minimise customer disruption by coordinating repairs with minimal impact on customers.
• Ensure all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues.
• Follow the planned work schedule to achieve first‑time fix, improving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work closely with team members, sharing best practice and knowledge.
• Perform general day‑to‑day store and property maintenance.
• Use mobile devices (phone and tablet) to drive the best approach in work completion and updates.
• Represent the Tesco brand by demonstrating our core values and maintaining a positive attitude while wearing the Tesco uniform.
• Attend local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback.
• Support a diverse and inclusive culture.

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.

• ONC or equivalent.
• Full driving licence.
• Health & safety awareness.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Office 365 knowledge.
• Completed all technical training upskilling modules relevant to abilities.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus bank holidays).
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay; 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.