Mechanical Maintenance Technical Manager - 12 Month FTC

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. Accountable for the Mechanical Maintenance, exceptional service, and store standards across circa 3600 retail sites. driving the maintenance strategy and improvements. Providing support to the Mechanical field teams ensuring a safe, Legal, compliant and functioning estate for customers, retail colleagues & stakeholders. You will be responsible for: Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities: Periodic review of contractor day to day performance as well as representing the Operations team at contractor performance meetings. Provide the resource and expertise that drives health and safety, compliance and Tactical plans that needs a consistent approach across all regions. Ensuring a consistent approach across processes. Provide daily technical support for all work including escalations that require expert input. Lead the process and technological improvements across this area of the business. Provide technical input for planned maintenance developments & regularly review content and effectiveness. Input into planned maintenance implementation across the technical teams Provide expertise relating to parts holding, obsolete parts and temporary solutions. Driving problem solving, including identifying key and common issues, and developing effective solutions cross functionally. Provide exceptional service and standards, demonstrating clear year on year reductions in our cost lines. Provide a national view of Mechanical compliance and legal issues to senior stakeholders with defined actions for resolutions and improvement in line with relevant British and European standards. Investigate KPI trends and develop plans to deliver year on year improvements. Support Loading Bay, Shutters and Lifts and Escalators delivery and availability targets Support the relevant compliance requirements for Loading Bay, Shutters and Lifts and Escalators Building effective relationships and communicating clearly with stakeholders, managing expectations where required. Leading and implementation of technical improvements and projects across the category Delivering great standards across the estate and ensuring compliance to all internal policies and applicable legislation. Developing and delivering an annual improvement plan. Ensure that the execution and close out of planned maintenance and reactive tasks is to a high professional standard. #LI-JS1 You will need: Operational skills relevant for this job: Communication and stakeholder management Building internal and external networks Analysis of data to achieve timely decisions Computer literacy – EAM, Office 365 Change management Advanced problem solving, including root cause analysis Project management Experience relevant for this job: Considerable and demonstrable Leadership, Technical and Maintenance Engineering experience Experience in a similar scale remote / site maintenance engineering business Effective multi-directional influencing skills Senior stakeholder management Degree / HND Qualified in Engineering discipline Advanced technical knowledge and understanding of Mechanical, Hydraulic, PLC Controls logic, Loading Bay, Shutter systems and Lifts and escalators. Engineering Innovation Knowledge of asset life cycle management and maintenance methodologies Hold professional registration. Mechanical operation, maintenance, and compliance experience with knowledge of British and European standards related to technical discipline. Curious about a career in maintenance at Tesco? Fantastic, because at 13:00 and 18:00, on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 we’ll be running an online event to share why maintenance looks different here. We’ll be talking inclusivity, our values, and all about the recruitment process. Plus, you’ll hear career stories from some of the women who work in our Maintenance team and get a chance to ask your own questions. To register for the event, click here. Here at Tesco, things in maintenance look a little different than you might imagine. First, we're a close-knit, in-house team who are all there for each other, wherever we are in the country. Second, since Tesco’s got the biggest real-estate portfolio in the UK, there are tonnes of opportunities to grow. Finally (and most importantly) absolutely everyone’s welcome. We’re all individuals with one very important thing in common: the respect and care we have for each other. Wherever you join us, you can count on this: your days will be packed with variety, support, and ways to develop. Sound good? It does to us too. What's 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 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Private medical insurance 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: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility