Maintenance Manager Livingston Distribution Centre

As a Maintenance Manager in Livingston Distribution Centre, you’ll lead a team of around 10 multi-skilled technicians covering HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, Building, and Refrigeration. You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across Property and our trusted external contractors to deliver safe, efficient, and high-performing maintenance operations. You will be responsible for delivering outstanding standards across the estate, placing community, customer, and planet at the heart of everything you do. This role involves working cross‑functionally to drive performance, productivity, and continuous improvement.

The Hiring Manager for this role is Tom Macdonald.

You will be responsible for:

Delivering high standards across the site, ensuring a safe, efficient, and well-maintained environment.
Putting community, customers, and the planet at the heart of every decision.
Building strong relationships and collaborating effectively with stakeholders across all functions.
Working closely with Distribution Centre Management and actively contributing in DCM meetings.
Leading and embedding change across the business to drive performance and improve productivity.
Consistently delivering strong results with a focus on year-on-year improvement.
Driving effective problem-solving by identifying key issues and implementing practical, sustainable solutions.
Managing team workload and capacity to ensure optimal performance and efficiency.
Forecasting and managing budgets effectively, maintaining strong cost control.
Overseeing contractor performance on site, ensuring high standards and right-first-time delivery.
Collaborating across the business to co-develop solutions that are locally owned and implemented.
Developing, leading, and coaching a high-performing team, empowering colleagues to reach their full potential.
Using data and insights to inform strategic thinking and identify opportunities for improvement.
Acting as a custodian of Health & Safety, ensuring a strong safety-first culture.
Championing diversity and inclusion across the team and wider business.
Delivering KPIs and driving improvement plans where targets are not met.
Managing escalations effectively, ensuring timely and appropriate resolution.
Ensuring full compliance with legal and regulatory standards, striving to exceed expectations.
Representing the brand through consistent excellence in service, presentation, and work standards.
Leading the team through the Maintenance Pathway to meet and exceed business requirements.

You will need:

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
Proven experience leading and developing diverse, remote teams
Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external networks
Highly analytical, with the capability to use data and insights to drive timely, informed decisions
Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets and controlling costs
Proficient in systems and tools, including EAM and Microsoft Office 365
Experienced in leading and embedding change within operational environments
Skilled in problem-solving and root cause analysis, delivering sustainable solutions
Strong influencing skills, with the ability to drive engagement and performance
Previous technical and maintenance engineering experience
Experience operating within a large-scale, remote facilities or maintenance environment
Demonstrated success in operational leadership, particularly in people management and development
Relevant technical qualification in HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, Refrigeration, or Building Services (preferred)

What's in it for you:

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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 (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

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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