Job Description

About the role

As an

Electrical Maintenance Technician

at Tesco, covering the Cornwall / Helston / Truro areas, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring our stores remain safe, operational, and welcoming for both customers and colleagues. Your primary focus will be on maintaining and repairing electrical systems and equipment, helping to keep our operations running smoothly and efficiently.


You'll be part of a skilled maintenance team, responsible for both

planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

and

reactive electrical repairs

across a wide range of systems, including lighting, power distribution, emergency systems, and control panels. Your technical expertise will be key in diagnosing faults, carrying out safe and compliant repairs, and ensuring minimal disruption to store operations.


This is a hands-on role that requires a proactive mindset, strong fault-finding skills, and a commitment to electrical safety and compliance. You'll also support general maintenance tasks as needed, but your electrical knowledge will be at the heart of your contribution.


In return, you'll benefit from ongoing training, opportunities to develop your career in a nationally recognised brand, and the satisfaction of knowing your work directly enhances the shopping experience for thousands of customers every day.

You will be responsible for

Ensuring all Tesco sites are a safe and functioning environment for customers and colleagues. Following the planned work schedule to achieve first time fix, maximising productivity, and effectiveness. Delivering high quality work standards across the estate, with year-on-year improvement. Working closely with team members, sharing best practice and knowledge. Using problem-solving skills and innovation to identify and develop solutions for key and common issues. Own tasks at a local level through to completion/resolution, informing key stakeholders through the process, where required. Own your development through progression of the maintenance pathway. Use the business systems to drive best practice in WON reporting to support asset lifecycle management. Representing the Tesco brand following business ways of working, demonstrating values led behaviours, a positive attitude & taking pride in wearing the Tesco uniform. Attending local and national meetings, providing valuable input and feedback

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You will need

Operational Skills:

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

Relevant Qualifications

City & Guilds Level 3 - Electrical (Or Equivalent) Apprenticeship/Improver programme EICR Remedial works experience City & Guilds Inspection & Testing ECoPs City & Guilds 18th Edition MEWP/IPAF Licence

Whats in it for you?

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

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 (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 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

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.


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, click here 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.