Production Operative

Wienerberger Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction products company in the United Kingdom seeks a Production Operative for their Ewhurst site. The role involves operating machinery, maintaining safety standards, and working in a team-driven environment. Full training is provided, and candidates with a can-do attitude and good safety awareness will excel. Benefits include salary up to £37,263, pension scheme, and comprehensive health and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee assistance and wellbeing programme

Additional health & wellbeing benefits

Employee discounts with various retailers

Life assurance (2× annual salary)

Share Incentive Plan opportunity

Qualifications

• Requires commitment to safe working practices.
• Experience in a factory/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate factory machinery, equipment, and forklifts.
• Ensure production flow is smooth, efficient, and safe.
• Load and unload various vehicles.
• Participate in training to enhance role.

Skills

Occupational safety awareness

Team-working skills

Good literacy

Excellent time-keeping

Adaptability

Ability to work unsupervised

Tools

Forklift truck licence (optional)

Job description

Production Operative

Join us as a Production Operative at our Ewhurst site in Surrey! 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 you will become 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 operate factory machinery, equipment and forklifts while maintaining high standards of health and safety. You will work under the guidance of the Team Leader to ensure production flow is smooth, efficient and safe.

• 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: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

About You

• You enjoy working in a busy environment and are ready to roll up your sleeves.
• Flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities in the factory.
• Occupational safety is a priority; you are committed to safe working and have good general safety awareness.
• You are 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 licence.

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

About Our Benefits

• Salary up to £37,263 (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).
• Additional health & wellbeing benefits including 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 (2× 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Manufacturing

Industries

• Manufacturing

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.