Yard Operative

Yard Operative – Smeed Dean, 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.

As a Yard Operative at our Smeed Dean site, you will be fully trained to become hands‑on with the day‑to‑day operations of our manufacturing site; operating various equipment and forklifts whilst ensuring high levels of health and safety at all times. We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as a Stockyard Operative.

Hours of Work: 7.00 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

• Assist in the day‑to‑day running of the distribution function with the stockyard.
• Provide a helpful and efficient service to our haulage partners, customers and field sales.
• Work closely with our distribution teams to facilitate the timely picking, packing and wrapping of all products prior to collection.
• Maintain an excellent standard of housekeeping in accordance with our PIP targets, highlighting any concerns using the quality and hazard reporting process.
• Actively take part in any training to enhance your role.
• Continually challenge the status quo to drive further improvements.
• Operate Forklift Truck.

• Current / valid RTITB, ITSSAR, NPORS or CPCS forklift truck licence with recent driving experience within the last six months.
• Previous manufacturing experience working with machinery.
• Enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands‑on.
• Flexible and able to adapt to different daily priorities in the factory, and willing to work overtime.
• Committed to safe working with good general safety awareness.
• Able to work to production targets.
• Ability to understand work instructions (Standard Operating Procedures).
• Team player with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Flexible approach to duties.
• Physically fit as the role involves significant manual handling and working outdoors in all weathers.
• Good literacy skills – as there is some paperwork involved.
• Excellent time‑keeping.
• A can‑do attitude.
• Good team‑working skills.
• Experience in a factory/manufacturing environment is desirable, but not essential, as full training is provided.

• 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, fitness 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 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.

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 Yard Operative and start growing your career with us today!

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