Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Day & Nights)

Location: Todhills, Bishop Auckland

Salary: £49,000 (inclusive of allowances, bonuses and Bank Holiday pay rates)

Hours: 7 days out of every 14 days – Shift patterns: 2 weeks of days (6am-6pm) then 2 weeks of nights (6pm-6am) / working week runs from Sunday to the following Saturday

Working days:

Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday

Week 2 – Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

About the role:

Wienerberger is a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions.

Our Todhills factory in Bishop Auckland specialises in making bricks. As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be part of the inhouse team who keep the plant running and the equipment running smoothly.

From troubleshooting to planned preventive maintenance (PPM), you will be hands-on with specialist machinery, ensuring everything runs like clockwork. It's a role where you will use your problem-solving skills and technical expertise every day.

You will play a key part in the efficiency and reliability of our production processes.

The role is varied and dynamic, so you’ll get the chance to use a variety of electrical skills associated with being an electrician and service engineer.

Duties also include:

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

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

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.

You will also be flexible in your approach, focusing on the changing day-to-day priorities, which will enable the factory to continue to run efficiently.

As this role is sometimes physically demanding, you’ll be fit enough to perform the various duties.

Skills and Experience:

Experience and knowledge of PLCs (programmable logic controllers)

Diagnostics experience of electrical motors and pneumatics

Strong team playing skills

Good communication (written and verbal)

Good working knowledge of environment, health, and safety (EHS) processes

Analytical & problem-solving skills

What we will offer:

Overtime available to boost your earning potential

Training and opportunities to grow your career with us

Company Pension

SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)

What are you waiting for?  Come and join Wienerberger as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer and start growing your career with us today!