Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Days

Wienerberger AG; Horsham; On-site; GBP 41,233 - 50,396; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Health & wellbeing benefits

Pension plan

Life assurance

Share incentive plan

Employee profit participation

Job summary

Wienerberger UK & Ireland seeks an Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Maintenance Electrician) for its Warnham site near Horsham. You will work hands‑on in our inhouse team to keep plant equipment running, performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and fault finding to ensure reliable production.

You will program PLCs, use diverse testing tools, and support Lean practices while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong commitment to health and safety best practice.
• Experience in a manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain electrical and electro‑mechanical plant equipment or machinery.
• Operate a preventative electrical maintenance system.
• Fault finding and repairs on electrical systems and machinery.
• Program Siemens and other PLCs.
• Use testing equipment to locate and remedy faults.
• Promote Lean thinking within the maintenance team.
• Attend breakdowns and restore production with minimal downtime.
• Contribute to safe systems of work documentation (SSOW) and comply with BSEN ISO 9001.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

EHS knowledge

Analytical thinking

Electrical diagnostics

PLCs knowledge

Education

Level 3 Electrical qualification

Tools

PLCs

Job description

About the role

As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer (known internally as a Maintenance Electrician) at our 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, supporting our manufacturing of high‑quality building materials across the UK.

This position is based at our Warnhamsite, which is near to Horsham, andKingsfold, easily commutable from Crawley, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, and Worthing.

Due to the site location, it is accessible by personal vehicles only. Free parking is available.

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.

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
  • Annual earnings are £45,815 (inclusive of allowances and bonuses)
  • Overtime is available to increase earning potential
  • 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
  • You can join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit ParticipationProgramme, so you share in our success

  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.

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