Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger UK
Walsall
1 week ago
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Come and join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at our Sandown site in Aldridge!


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

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (known internally as a Maintenance Fitter) at our Sandown 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.


Hours of Work:

6.30pm to 6.30am on 4 on, 4 off shift pattern (nights)


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

  • 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

About our Benefits

  • Salary up to £58,000 (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

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 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.


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