Maintenance Leader

Jaguar Land Rover; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted car purchase

Parental leave policies

Performance-related bonus

Learning and development funding

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Job summary

Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham leads the Battery Assembly Centre (BAC) maintenance operations. You will head a skilled shift team, providing engineering maintenance support to maximise production efficiencies and maintain assets within the facility.

As a senior maintenance leader, you will drive safety, quality, and delivery targets, coordinate resources, and lead problem‑solving activities on major breakdowns to ensure continuous manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing setting.
• Solid knowledge of engineering maintenance within manufacturing.
• Clear cross-functional communication at multiple levels.
• Independent, prioritised work with proactive issue resolution.
• Customer-driven mindset with a can-do attitude.
• Understanding of PLC/automation and control/mechanical systems.
• Appreciation of how maintenance impacts operational delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance team to deliver safe, efficient production within the Quality framework.
• Ensure safety metrics are met and training is provided.
• Support staffing within operational targets.
• Own 5S and workplace organisation and validate effectiveness.
• Lead running checks, PM, and CM activities.
• Coordinate resources with the wider operations team.
• Lead PPS board activities from breakdown to CRO.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

PLC/Automation

Problem-solving

Safety mindset

Education

Engineering/maintenance qualification

Tools

PLC systems

Robotics & automation

Job description

In the Manufacturing team at the Battery Assembly Centre (BAC), you'll help power iconic electric cars. You will be working alongside incredible technicians and leaders to drive our commitment to shape a future we truly believe in, together. Use your expertise, cutting-edge technology, and problem-solving skills to ensure efficient, sustainable and high-quality production. Fuel the exceptional.

In this leadership role, you will have the once in a lifetime opportunity to join a highly skilled, dynamic maintenance team based in Hams Hall.

You will contribute towards the long-term success of JLR by leading your shift team in an uplifted the battery assembly Centre with new manufacturing assets.

The manufacturing asset footprint includes numerous modern technologies encompassing automated multi-axis robots, automated welding and joining equipment, laser joining systems, automated conveyors, complex tooling and fixturing and lifting equipment to name but a few.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Delivering a premium product from your manufacturing facility, you will take extreme pride in being part of the maintenance operations team at the BAC (Battery Assembly Centre), providing engineering maintenance support to maximise production efficiencies by maintaining all manufacturing assets and ancillary equipment within the manufacturing facility.

Here’s what to expect:

• Provide day-to-day leadership to the maintenance team to ensure a safe and efficient production performance is delivered within the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environment framework
• Comply to Health and Safety procedures by ensuring all safety metrics are achieved, including identifying safety hazards and risks and ensuring corrective action implemented and ensures the team receive appropriate training
• Support and maintain the area staffing and ensure it is within operational constraints to achieve operational targets
• Own and lead 5S and workplace organisation activities, validating effectiveness to standards
• Lead the team to carry out running checks and repairs, as well as the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) activities
• Co-ordinate resource to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time with the right tools for the task whist communicating clearly with the wider operations team
• Lead the major breakdown Practical Problem Solving (PPS) board from breakdown tipping point to Concern Report Out (CRO)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills you'll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Previous experience in a similar role within a maintenance operational environment in manufacturing
• Engineering maintenance technical skills gained from within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively cross-functionally at different levels
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, and identify solutions to issues using own initiative, coupled with a strong desire to make a difference
• A ‘can do’ approach with a customer driven mindset
• Understanding of PLC’s/automation and control/mechanical systems
• Understanding of how maintenance contributes towards and effects operational delivery

BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies

*Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

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