Tesco

Service Maintenance Technician - Build

Tesco  •  Thetford, GB (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Tesco UK Thetford In office / On Location Full-Time Working hours 40 Apply by 29-Jul-2026

About the role

As a Service Maintenance Technician - Build at Tesco across Thetford and surrounding areas, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our stores remains 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.


What is 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.
The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

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.
  • Communicating and building effective relationships with stakeholders.
  • 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.
  • Drive your own monthly 1-2-1 schedule with your line manager.
  • Using mobile devices; phone and tablet, to drive best practice in work completion and updates.
  • 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.
  • Supporting KPI delivery, through the practical application of skill sets, and effective use of business systems to drive achievement of your own set KPIs.
  • Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

You will need
  • Full driving license
  • Health & Safety awareness
  • Communication & stakeholder management
  • Office 365 knowledge
  • Completed all technical training upskilling modules relevant to skillset
  • Bricklaying & Masonry
  • Roof construction and maintenance
  • Cement / Concrete preparation
  • Groundworks & Paving
  • Tiling and Flooring
  • Plastering & Dry walling

Relevant Experience:

  • Completion of a Recognised Apprenticeship or Improver Programme or Trade Proficiency Test
  • Bricklayer C&G 6217, 6314, 6619, 6219, 6570, 6715or NVQ or equivalent or B/TEC ONC/HNC Construction and the Built environment
  • Digitally confident; can comfortably operate mobile phone and tablets to view workload, emails, teams, and use of business systems

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. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. 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.
Tesco

About Tesco

One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day in our stores and online is at the heart of everything we do.

Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen using the £30 he received on leaving the Royal Flying Corp, we’ve come a long way from his small market stall in East London. Today over 400,000 colleagues work across our stores, office, distribution and customer engagement centres in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Share our passion for the people, products and places that make us great, and we can offer the right support to develop your skills. If you’re looking for the perfect work-life balance, a collaborative culture and flexible ways of working, find your opportunity to get on at www.tesco-careers.com

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Welwyn Garden City, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
tesco.com
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