Working for us

Matthew

Maintenance Fitter

“We have a large maintenance team who all work together to keep our factories running 24 hours a day. It’s our job to keep production running and solve any problems as quickly as possible.

My job can be challenging but I enjoy working under pressure and the problem-solving side of the job. It’s down to you and your team to work out what the fault is, come up with a solution and make that machine run again.  I get satisfaction from completing a job.

The shift pattern that we work suits me perfectly, I do two days shifts, two night shifts, then I have four days off. We have a great team who are a pleasure to work with.”

Helen

Area Sales Manager

“The best part of my job is that no day is the same. I can be on a building site one moment then in a boardroom discussing contracts the next. I could be promoting wienerberger’s products at a trade show or carrying out some training with our merchant customers.

I really enjoy working with the self-build market. These customers are building their dream property and I can play an important role in that by listening to them and making sure they get the ideal product for the project.  I love to see the finished result and for it become one of our featured case studies with some beautiful photography.

I’m part of a great salesforce at wienerberger who are very knowledgeable and have fantastic relationships with our customers. wienerberger invest in people and their products as they are passionate about the quality of service they provide. They have given me the opportunity to complete training courses over the years and this has given me the confidence to handle any professional situation. I would encourage people to join the construction industry as it’s a very exciting and rewarding sector to work in. “

Laura

Continuous Improvement Enginner

“As a Continuous Improvement Engineer, my job is to find ways in which our Broomfleet factory can run more efficiently and safely. I interact with almost everyone in the factory at every level, from the factory floor to senior management. I like working at wienerberger because of the people. Everyone wants to work together to make the factory better and they are always happy to help you. 

I really enjoy the variation within the job, sometimes I’ll be in the office doing desk work or in meetings, other times I might be on the factory floor doing some training or running a workshop. The best part of my job is when a project I’ve been working on for a while finally comes together and makes a visible change to the way the factory. Having a colleague come up and say thank you for making a change that has made a difference to their working day is very rewarding.

The building materials industry was completely new to me when I started, but everyone has helped me develop my knowledge of our products and processes. I’ve also been given the opportunity to visit the wienerberger head office is Vienna and take part in workshops.”

Jacob

Technical Manager, Research & Development

“My role is really varied, it’s one of the reasons I enjoy my job so much. My main responsibility is designing new roof products and improving upon existing products, using 3D CAD software.

I think my favourite part of the job is that it allows me to design products that are going to improve people’s lives and possibly decrease the amount of time that it takes them to do a job.  Seeing our new products being used on projects and getting positive feedback from the customers is really rewarding.

wienerberger has given me the opportunity to progress in my career. I’ve taken part in internal training courses and I’ve started a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship.”

Sue

Lab Technician

“In the laboratory I test the raw materials and final products that wienerberger manufactures to make sure that they comply to standards.

I became interested in science through my big brother who used to let me help him with his science experiments when we were younger. I then took A-Levels in Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Science, I completed my degree in Environmental Management and a diploma in Pollution Assessment and Control. I always had an interest in environmental issues so I wanted to understand the science behind it.”