Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger AG; Ockley; Remote; GBP 57,308,000 - 70,202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Overtime opportunities

Annual allowance £5,000

Life assurance

Job summary

Wienerberger Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for our Ewhurst/Warnham site. You will be hands‑on in our in-house team, keeping equipment running, performing planned and preventive maintenance, and debugging electrical and electro‑mechanical systems.

You will troubleshoot, program PLCs, and contribute to safe, efficient production. The role requires a minimum Level 3 electrical qualification and a proactive, flexible approach in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Electrical biased engineer with manufacturing/factory experience.
• Commitment to health and safety best practices.
• Able to adapt to daily priorities in a busy plant.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain electrical and electro‑mechanical equipment.
• Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system.
• Fault finding and repairs on equipment and systems.
• Program Siemens and other PLCs.
• Use testing equipment to locate faults and rectify them.
• Support Lean initiatives and safe work practices.
• Attend breakdowns and maintain production reliability.
• Comply with BSEN ISO 9001 quality standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLCs

Diagnostics

Health and safety

Teamwork

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Join us as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer at our Ewhurst site in Ockley

Wienerberger Ltd manufactures and provides wall, roof and landscaping products for the construction sector. We offer innovative and sustainable solutions across the whole building envelope for new build, renovation projects and across the building industry.

Wienerberger is pronounced “vee-ner-ber-ger”

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 inhouse team who keep 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.

Our engineers have a varied role, so you’ll get the chance to use a variety of electrical skills associated with being an electrician and service engineer.

We will provide you with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer where you will…

• Install and maintaining all electrical & electro-mechanical plant equipment or machinery
• Operating a preventative electrical maintenance system
• Faulting finding and repairs
• Program Siemens & other programmable logic controllers (PLC’s)
• 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

Thissiteproduces bricks, roof tiles, and our Keymer Heritage tiles, supporting our manufacturing of high‑quality building materials across the UK.

This position is based at ourEwhurstsite, which isnear WalliswoodandOakwoodhilland easily commutable from Horsham,Cranleigh, Guilford,Goldaming, Redhill and Crawley.

Hours of Work: 6.00am to 6.00pm on a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern

About You

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. 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.

You’ll also have

• 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

• 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

About our Benefits

• Weekly paid
• Basic rate: £20.00 - £24.50 per hour (based on experience)
• Additional annual allowances: £5,000
• Overtime opportunities are available regularly to increase your earnings

Other benefits include

• Support is there when you need it through our employeeassistanceand wellbeingprogrammes. This includes a 24/7 online GP, access to counselling, mental health support, and get-fitprogrammes
• Health and wellbeing benefits include dental cover, a health cash plan, and eye tests
• Financial advice and support are available, including expert guidance from our pension provider and help with savings and loan options
• Discounts are available with a range of retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products
• Life assurance is provided at twice your annual salary
• Opportunity to share in our success by joining our Share Incentive Plan and Employee Profit ParticipationProgramm

About us

wienerberger UK & Ireland is building forwhat’snext - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands andexpertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.

Join us as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer and help us shape tomorrow –becausewe’rebuilding forwhat’snext – and that starts with you.

Join us as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer and help us shape tomorrow – becausewe’rebuilding forwhat’snext – and that starts with you.

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