Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger Ltd; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of building products is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at their facility in Doncaster, UK. This dynamic role focuses on troubleshooting and preventive maintenance of machinery within the manufacturing environment. Candidates should have a Level 3 engineering qualification and experience in health and safety practices. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including a pension scheme, holidays, and health programs.

Benefits

Salary circa £49,830

Pension scheme

Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee assistance and wellbeing programme

Life assurance (2x annual salary)

Qualifications

• Experience working in manufacturing / factory environments.
• Strong commitment to health and safety best practices.
• Flexibility to adapt to different daily priorities.

Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting and planned preventive maintenance.
• Ensure equipment runs smoothly in the plant.
• Utilize maintenance skills as fitter, fabricator, and service engineer.

Skills

Team player

Good communication

Analytical & problem-solving skills

Diagnostics experience

Bearing fitting / alignment experience

Education

Level 3 qualification in Engineering discipline

Tools

Arc & Mig welding

Electrical control systems

Job description

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (known internally as a Maintenance Fitter) at our Sandtoft 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 maintenance skills associated with being a fitter, fabricator, welder, and service engineer.

You will be a mechanically biased engineer with experience working in manufacturing / factory environments, with a minimum level 3 qualification in an 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

• Team player who builds good relationships with colleagues
• Good communication (written and verbal)
• Good working knowledge of environment, health, and safety (EHS) processes
• Analytical & problem‑solving skills
• Diagnostics experience of hydraulics, pneumatic, and drive chain fault finding
• Bearing fitting / alignment experience

Desirable

• You'll have completed a hands‑on apprentice training programme
• HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience in heavy industry manufacturing
• Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
• Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication
• Electrical control systems experience

Wienerberger UK & Ireland is dedicated to empowering the construction industry to create a sustainable future for generations to come, through an extensive range of high‑quality building products, systems, and solutions. We foster long‑term partnerships, support exceptional careers, and place sustainability at the heart of everything we do. 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.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary circa £49,830 (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 include 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