Maintenance Technician

JAGUAR LAND ROVER; Ryton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted car purchase scheme

52 week maternity leave policy

4 week paternity leave policy

Competitive pension

Company performance-related bonus

Employee learning scheme funding

Open, employee-led support networks

Job summary

JAGUAR LAND ROVER in the UK is recruiting a Maintenance Technician to support Solihull and the Ryton site’s move to Castle Bromwich. You’ll join a skilled team maintaining state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing equipment and technologies to keep production running smoothly.

The role requires an indentured BTec Level 3 apprenticeship in mechanical/electrical maintenance or engineering and hands-on manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Indentured apprenticeship to BTec level 3 in mechanical/electrical maintenance or engineering.
• Maintenance experience in manufacturing/production / automated environments.
• Ability to work across shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and efficient production performance as part of the maintenance team.
• Ensure equipment uptime.
• Maintain manufacturing technologies including robots, automated welding and joining equipment, automated conveyors, complex tooling, and fixturing and lifting equipment.
• Contribute to equipment and automation projects.
• Promote safe working practices.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Team collaboration

Education

BTec certificate Level 3 in mechanical/electrical maintenance/engineering

Job description

As a qualified skilled professional at JLR, you’ll bring to life era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. You’ll collaborate with other expert technicians and leaders in skilled roles, who lend their insight to help realise our vision of modern luxury. Your dedication to excellence will ensure our production lines run smoothly and meet the highest quality standards. Craft an exceptional career with us.

We’re on a growth journey. We’re thinking beyond the challenges of today to create the cars of tomorrow.

Our growth and development in technology and people has created opportunities for Maintenance Technicians to support various shift patterns at our Solihull plant.

If you have a positive work ethic, enjoy working in a team environment and are passionate about engineering excellence, we want to hear from you.

What to Expect

You’ll work at state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities supporting production line manufacturing equipment and innovative technologies so they run like clockwork. Whether diagnosing faults or improving performance, you’ll contribute to the growing world of electric cars. The role is currently based at the Ryton site but will be moving to Castle Bromwich next year.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Work as part of the maintenance team to deliver safe and efficient production performance
• Ensure equipment uptime
• Maintain manufacturing technologies including automated equipment (comprising of robots, automated welding and joining equipment, automated conveyors, complex tooling, and fixturing and lifting equipment)
• Contribute to equipment and automation projects
• Contribute / promote safe working practices

What You’ll Need

• An indentured apprenticeship to BTec certificate Level 3 standard (or equivalent qualification) in a subject related to mechanical/electrical maintenance/engineering
• Maintenance experience within a manufacturing/production/automated environment
• The right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship support by JLR (this role is not eligible for sponsorship)

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.