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Maintenance Technician (Redcar & Teeside Areas)
About the Role
As a Maintenance Technician at Tesco across the Redcar and Teeside areas, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remain a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for customers and colleagues. You’ll form part of a skilled team responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of systems and equipment, helping to keep operations running smoothly.
Your work will directly impact the shopping experience of thousands of customers daily. You’ll use your technical expertise to identify and resolve issues efficiently, always prioritising safety, compliance and quality.
This is a hands-on role requiring a proactive mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to delivering high standards. In return, you’ll be supported with ongoing training, career growth opportunities, and the chance to join one of the UK’s most recognised and respected retail brands.
Key Responsibilities
As a Maintenance Technician, your responsibilities will include:
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Coordination & Communication
- Confidently interact with external contractors to ensure seamless repairs
- Work collaboratively with your team, sharing best practices
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Operational Excellence
- Maintain high energy levels while completing tasks efficiently
- Assist the management team by ensuring smooth store operations
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Customer Focus
- Minimise customer disruption through timely and well-managed repairs
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Specific Tasks
You will be responsible for:
- Ensuring Tesco sites are safe and functional for customers and colleagues
- Following a planned work schedule to achieve first-time fixes and improve efficiency
- Conducting general day-to-day store and property maintenance
- Using mobile devices (phone/tablet) to optimise work completion and updates
- Representing the Tesco brand by embodying our core values (serving customers, communities and the planet)
- Maintaining a positive attitude and wearing the Tesco uniform with pride
- Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback
- Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture
Requirements
Experience & Qualifications
The role requires:
- Experience in maintenance, engineering, or construction environments
- Digitally confident, with experience using tablets for work scheduling and managing emails
- Operational Skills:
- ONC or equivalent qualification
- Full driving licence
- Strong Health & Safety awareness
- Familiarity with Office 365 tools
- Completed relevant technical training and upskilling modules
Personal Attributes
- Proactive mindset
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Results-oriented with a passion for maintaining high standards
- Commitment to collaborating with colleagues authentically
What’s in It for You?
At Tesco, we prioritise colleague well-being with an outstanding benefits package:
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- Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
- Holiday package starting at 25 days + personal day (plus bank holidays)
- Parental support:
- Full pay for 26 weeks on maternity/adoption leave (after 12 months service)
- Followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay
- 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Health & Wellbeing Support:
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family
- Free access to mental wellbeing experts
- Other Perks: Refer to policies for full details (contact benefits team for specifics)
This job description summarised for clarity. For full details, refer to our policies.
About Tesco
Tesco is more than a supermarket—we run a technology company, award-winning communications network, and a global business where colleagues unite to improve customers’, colleagues’ and communities’ lives every day.
At Tesco, you can expect: ✔ Flexible working (60% on-site, 40% remote) ✔ Support through life stages—whether you’re building your career, balancing passions, or navigating family life ✔ Accredited Disability Confident Employer—committed to accessibility ✔ A welcoming and inclusive company culture where everyone belongs
Trained and supported for success! We encourage conversations about flexible working at every stage of the application—flexibility is for everyone.
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