wienerberger
Specials Operative

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Come and join us as a Specials Production Operative at our Kingsbury site in Tamworth!
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.
You will be hands-on with the day to day operations of forklifts and loading and packing brick on our specials stock yard whilst ensuring high levels of health and safety at all times.
About The Role
You’ll be supported by the management team to ensure a smooth, efficient and safe sorting and loading of special shaped bricks for order to be packed. We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as a Specials Operative where you will
- Operate Fork lift truck
- Ensure brick packs are placed in the correct designated area on stockyard
- Sort any substandard bricks as orders are packed and record on appropriate sheet
- Ensure careful handling of packs to minimise damage, repairing any broken or substandard packaging
- Load and unload various vehicles
- Actively take part in any training requested to enhance your role
- Stock yard and factory cleaning tasks
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Kingsbury site
This site produces bricks and pavers, supporting our manufacturing of high‑quality building materials across the UK.
This position is based at our Kingsbury site, which is near to Fazeley, Polesworth and Tamworth, easily commutable from Lichfield, Nuneaton, Atherstone, Walsall, Coventry and northeast Birmingham.
Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday, 7.00am to 4.00pm and Friday, 5.30am to 1.00pm
About You
- Current / valid RTITB, ITSSAR, NPORS or CPCS forklift truck license is essential
- Previous manufacturing experience
- Good knowledge of health and safety
- Able to work to targets.
- Ability to understand work instructions (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Team player with the ability to work unsupervised.
- Flexible approach to duties as well as willingness to work overtime.
- Experience in specials bricks and yard loading would be advantageous.
Experience in a factory/manufacturing environment is desirable, but not essential, as full training is provided.
About Our Benefits
- Salary competitive
- 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


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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 Specials 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.
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