Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger; Forest Green; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer for its Forest Green site. This hands-on role involves maintaining electrical systems, troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have a minimum Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering and experience in a manufacturing environment. The position offers a salary up to £43,211 along with extensive employee benefits including a pension scheme and flexible holidays.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Employee assistance program

Financial advice support

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/factory environment.
• Commitment to safe working practices.
• Ability to adapt to daily priorities.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain electrical plant equipment.
• Operate preventative maintenance systems.
• Perform fault finding and repairs.
• Program PLCs and use testing equipment.
• Adhere to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Team collaboration

Effective communication

EHS processes knowledge

Analytical skills

Diagnostics of electrical motors

PLC experience

Education

Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About the role

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer (known internally as a Maintenance Electrician) at our Ewhurst/Warnham site, you will be part of our hands‑on in‑house team that keeps the plant running by ensuring the equipment runs smoothly. From troubleshooting to planned preventive maintenance (PPM), you will be hands‑on with specialist machinery, ensuring everything runs like clockwork.

It’s a dynamic role where problem‑solving skills and technical expertise are used daily, and you will be a key player contributing to the efficiency and reliability of our production processes.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain all electrical & electro‑mechanical plant equipment or machinery
• Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system
• Fault finding and repairs
• Program Siemens & other programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Use various types of testing equipment to locate and remedy faults
• Promote Lean thinking
• Attend breakdowns
• Contribute to safe systems of work (SSOW) documentation
• Adhere to Wienerberger’s quality system & standards in accordance with BSEN ISO 9001
• Hours of Work: 4 on, 4 off shift pattern, 6.00 am to 6.00 pm

Qualifications

You will be an electrically biased engineer with experience of working in a manufacturing/factory environment, with a minimum Level 3 qualification in an Electrical Engineering discipline.

Safety is our biggest priority, so you’ll be committed to safe working and have strong experience of health and safety best practice.

You’ll enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands‑on, and being flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities will enable the factory to continue to run efficiently.

As this role is sometimes physically demanding, you’ll be fit enough to perform your various duties.

• Strong team playing skills
• Good communication (written and verbal)
• Good working knowledge of environment, health, and safety (EHS) processes
• Analytical & problem‑solving skills
• Diagnostics experience of electrical motors and pneumatics
• Experience and knowledge of PLCs (programmable logic controllers)

Desirable skills & experience

• 17th/18th edition qualified (although training could be provided)
• Completed a hands‑on apprentice training programme
• HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience in heavy industry manufacturing

Benefits

• Salary up to £43,211 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
• Pension scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday & bank holidays (pro‑rated for shift workers)
• Holiday flexibility (sell up to 2 days) & additional volunteering day
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programme (including 24/7 online GP, discounts on counselling, mental health support service, get fit programmes) & even more health & wellbeing benefits including dental cover, health cash plan and eye tests
• Financial advice/support available (including expert advice from our pension provider, and recommendations on savings & loans options)
• Employee discounts available with various retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products
• Life assurance (2x annual salary)
• Opportunity to join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme

About Wienerberger Ltd

Wienerberger Ltd is a provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, offering outstanding, sustainable solutions for new build and renovation. In the UK, we have head offices located in Cheadle and Doncaster, showrooms in London, Belfast and Surrey, with brick and roof tile production sites in Manchester, Co. Durham, Worcestershire, North Warwickshire, West Midlands, North Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.

So what are you waiting for? Come and join wienerberger as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer and start growing your career with us today!

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.