Maintenance Planner

JLR; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted car purchase scheme (opento

52 week maternity leave policy and 4‑p

Competitive pension

Company performance-related bonus

Employee learning scheme funding

Employee networks

Job summary

JLR’s Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton is seeking a Maintenance Planner to develop effective maintenance plans, ensuring critical assets run reliably and efficiently. You will work with skilled technicians and digital teams to optimise maintenance strategies and contribute to operational excellence.

Join a forward-looking team at EPMC, supporting next-generation propulsion systems and improving asset availability and performance through data-driven maintenance planning.

Qualifications

• Government approved apprenticeship or equivalent in electrical/mechanical/general engineering maintenance.
• Experience delivering performance measures in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Experience using CMMS and managing preventive maintenance programs.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills for operational improvement.
• Strong stakeholder relationships and proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Project.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance activities to safety, quality, delivery, cost, people and environment objectives.
• Manage CMMS and SAP EAM data, preventive maintenance plans, asset data, and performance reporting.
• Develop maintenance schedules, work instructions and planning for preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance.
• Analyze equipment performance data using reliability and FMEA techniques to improve availability.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations and digital teams on continuous improvement.

Skills

CMMS usage

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office suite

Education

Government Approved Apprenticeship / Level 3 engineering maintenance

Tools

CMMS

SAP EAM

Microsoft Office

Job description

REQ ID: 132966

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Planner

SALARY: £48,764

POSTING START DATE: 21/10/2026

POSTING END DATE: 04/11/2026

LOCATION: Wolverhampton EPMC

In the Manufacturing team at JLR’s Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC), 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.

Join JLR's Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) and play a key role in keeping advanced manufacturing operations performing at their best. Supporting the production of next-generation propulsion systems, you'll help optimise maintenance strategies that improve reliability, maximise equipment performance and support operational excellence.

As a Maintenance Planner, you'll combine technical expertise with analytical thinking to develop effective maintenance plans that keep critical assets running efficiently. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation, influence continuous improvement initiatives and build specialist knowledge within an advanced manufacturing environment.

What To Expect

You’ll support the delivery of maintenance activities across Mod4 machining operations, ensuring equipment reliability, operational efficiency and long-term asset performance. Working closely with maintenance teams, operational stakeholders and digital functions, you’ll help shape maintenance strategies that support the future of our manufacturing operations.

Here’s what to expect:

• Supporting maintenance activities that contribute to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environmental objectives
• Managing CMMS and SAP EAM systems, including preventive maintenance plans, asset data, equipment structures and performance reporting
• Developing maintenance schedules, work instructions and planning activities to support preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programmes
• Analysing equipment performance data and applying reliability, maintainability and FMEA methodologies to improve asset availability and operational performance
• Collaborating with maintenance, operational and digital teams to deliver continuous improvement initiatives and support the ongoing development of SAP EAM capabilities

What You'll Ned

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

• Holding a Government Approved Apprenticeship, Craftsman Certificate, Level 3 BTEC, NVQ, OCR Cambridge Nationals or National Diploma in electrical, mechanical or general engineering maintenance
• Demonstrating experience delivering performance measures within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Using CMMS systems and managing preventive maintenance programmes to improve equipment reliability and performance
• Applying problem-solving, root cause analysis and analytical techniques to identify opportunities for operational improvement
• Building effective stakeholder relationships while using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project, to support planning and reporting activities

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 scheme (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 competitive pension
• 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

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 must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.