Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Days)

Wienerberger; Warnham; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials company in Warnham seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to ensure the smooth operation of specialized machinery. The role entails troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and collaborating in a team-oriented environment. Candidates should have a mechanical engineering qualification and strong safety awareness. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Salary up to £42,700

Employee assistance and wellbeing programme

Financial advice/support

Employee discounts with retailers

Life assurance (2x annual salary)

Share Incentive Plan opportunity

Qualifications

• Mechanically biased engineer with experience in manufacturing environments.
• Commitment to safe working and strong knowledge of health and safety practices.
• Physically fit to perform various duties.

Responsibilities

• Conduct essential maintenance and assist in developing the agility maintenance system.
• Attend to breakdowns and ensure machine safety standards.
• Promote Lean thinking and contribute to safe systems of work.

Skills

Strong team playing skills

Good communication (written and verbal)

Analytical & problem-solving skills

Diagnostics experience of hydraulics, pneumatic, and drive chain fault finding

Bearing fitting / alignment experience

Electrical control systems experience

Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication

Education

HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Come and join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at our Warnhamsite!

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.

About the role

Our factory at Warnham specialises in making bricks. As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will be part of the inhouse team who keep the gears turning and the equipment running smoothly.

This role is called a Maintenance Fitter internally.

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.

Duties also include:

• Carrying out essential maintenance
• Assist in developing the agility maintenance system
• Attend breakdowns
• Ensure machine safety standards are upheld and critical spares are maintained
• Improve factory overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Promote Lean thinking
• Use various types of testing equipment to locate and fix faults
• Contribute to safe systems of work (SSOW) documentation
• Adhere to Wienerberger’s quality system & standards in accordance with BSEN ISO 9001

We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to make sure you can work safely and effectively.

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

About You

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

• 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 hydraulics, pneumatic, and drive chain fault finding
• Bearing fitting / alignment experience
• Electrical control systems experience
• Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
• Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication
• You’ll have completed a hands-on apprentice training programme
• HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience in heavy industry manufacturing

About our Benefits

• Salary up to £42,700 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
• 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

Wienerberger Ltd is a provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, offering outstanding, sustainable solutions for new build and renovation.

So what are you waiting for? Come and join wienerberger as a Mechanical 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.