Technical Advisor - Wall

Wienerberger UK; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction materials company is looking for a Technical Advisor (Wall) based in the UK. You will provide design advice and respond to product technical inquiries, supporting the Sales team and participating in key projects. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and experience in a relevant support role. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing programs.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 4%

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health & wellbeing benefits

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a support role via phone/email/in person.
• Background working in manufacturing or construction is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice for product inquiries.
• Coordinate with Sales team on design inquiries.
• Contribute to key project working groups.
• Develop company literature with technical expertise.
• Provide in-house training to Sales team.
• Assist in certifying company products.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Numerical skills

Team working skills

Adaptability to changing priorities

Microsoft Office suite proficiency

Job description

About the Role

Come and join us as a Technical Advisor (Wall) in this regional role (based from any of our sites/offices in the UK & Ireland region).

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.

Working within the Technical team, this role will be responsible for providing design advice and responding to product technical enquiries in relation to wienerberger products in accordance with the company’s quality assurance procedures.

This will be office/site based, but some travel will occasionally be required to assist on projects, site visits and overseeing product testing. Travel expenses will be supported in these instances.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide and manage departmental response to product technical enquiries via Phone, email and in person.
• To liaise with the Sales team regarding design enquiries, promoting sales of the company’s products and adopting a high profile where prestigious and major projects are involved
• To be actively involved as requested on key project working groups, and to contribute to company initiatives in relation to innovative products and construction systems
• To provide technical expertise in the production of company literature
• To provide in-house technical training to the Sales team, and internal staff, through attendance at regional and smaller group meetings
• Lead/assist in gaining certification for company products/systems

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

About You

You will be a confident administrator with strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

You’ll have recent experience in role providing support to colleagues/customers via phone/email/in person.

You will also have

• Good numerical skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Team working skills
• Comfortable adapting and reacting the changing priorities
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Teams, Excel)
• A background working in manufacturing or construction is advantageous

About our Benefits

• Salary - competitive
• Annual bonus up to 4%
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays & holiday flexibility (buy 4 extra days and sell up to 2 days) + additional volunteering day
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes (including 24/7 online GP, discounts on counselling, mental health support service, get fit programmes)
• Health & wellbeing benefits which 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

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 a Technical Advisor (Wall) 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.