Production Operative

Wienerberger AG; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainable construction solutions provider in Sittingbourne is seeking a motivated Production Operative to join their team. You will be trained to operate machinery and ensure high-quality production within a busy environment focused on safety. Responsibilities include machine operations, loading vehicles, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting quality control efforts. Candidates should have a good attitude, teamwork skills, and be physically fit for varied duties. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Employee assistance programs

Life assurance

Employee discounts with retailers

Qualifications

• Enjoy working in a busy environment with hands-on tasks.
• Flexible and adaptable to daily priorities.
• Committed to safe working with good general safety awareness.
• Fit enough to perform varied and physically demanding duties.
• Good time-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate various factory machinery and equipment.
• Ensure high levels of health and safety.
• Load and unload vehicles.
• Participate in training to enhance role.
• Assist the Quality department.
• Maintain cleanliness in stock yard and factory.

Skills

Team working skills

General safety awareness

Good literacy

Can-do attitude

Tools

Forklift truck license

Job description

Come and join us as a Production Operative at our Smeed Dean site in Sittingbourne!

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 Production Operative at our Smeed Dean site, you will be fully trained to work with our specialised tools and machinery to turn raw materials into products ready for use in the construction industry. You will become an expert on the machinery and support your colleagues to produce high quality results.

You will be hands-on with the day to day operations of our manufacturing site; operate various factory machinery, equipment and forklifts whilst ensuring high levels of health and safety at all times.

You’ll be supported by the Team Leader to ensure production flow is smooth, efficient and safe. We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as a Production Operative where you will…

• Carry out various machinery operations
• Ensure optimum production targets, minimum waste and the highest levels of consistent quality are achieved
• Load and unload various vehicles
• Actively take part in any training requested to enhance your role
• Stock yard and factory cleaning tasks
• Assist the Quality department

Hours of Work

7.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

About You

• You’ll enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands‑on
• Flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities in the factory which help us run efficiently
• Safety is our biggest priority, so you’ll be committed to safe working and have good general safety awareness.
• You’ll be fit enough to perform your duties, which are varied, and sometimes physically demanding
• Good literacy - as there is some paperwork involved
• Excellent time keeping
• A can‑do attitude
• Good team working skills
• Ability to work unsupervised
• OPTIONAL - Current / valid RTITB, ITSSAR, NPORS or CPCS forklift truck license

Experience in a factory/manufacturing environment is desirable, but not essential, as full training is provided.

About our Benefits

• Salary up to £33,660 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
• Pension scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro‑rated for shift workers)
• 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 Production Operative 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.