REQ ID: 128909
JOB TITLE: Production Engineering Paint Skilled Associate
SALARY: £45,830

POSTING START END: 21/05/2025
POSTING END DATE: 04/06/2025
LOCATION: Birmingham

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.

Join our technical team at our Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) to develop, maintain and improve current quality standards associated to paint technology.

As a Production Engineering Paint Skilled Associate, you’ll hold responsibility for achieving the highest standards associated to quality and delivery of the paint product which is set in a highly automated / robotic environment.

The role is currently based out of JLR’s Ryton, Warwickshire facilities but will be transferring to Castle Bromwich, West Midlands by the end of 2025 in support of a new paint facility.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

You’ll have the opportunity to work with new technology, automation and measuring systems and be part of a team who handle one off bespoke requests.

Whilst no two days may look the same, you can expect the following responsibilities:

• Inspect and react to painted body condition, measured film thickness and appearance
• Repair and replace mechanical, pneumatic & fluid delivery systems as required
• Identify and implement opportunities for spraying program optimisation and improvement, as well as paint and solvent waste reduction saving exercises
• Support 3 shift working pattern plus scheduled maintenance and production overtime
• Support the team to deliver bespoke painted content through Oxford Road paint shop
• Problem solving and root cause analysis
• Vision system (VMT)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

It is highly preferable to have experience with Robot Paint Programmes given the level of paint related automation and robotics in use however so long as you have the below skills / qualifications and experience we can consider you:

• You will need to have completed a time served recognised indentured and certificated advanced apprenticeship, or Armed Forces equivalent, or IMI certificated Advanced
• Apprenticeship that is related to the Automotive industry / Automation / Engineering / Paint or Body Repair
• You’ll need to be computer literate to understand how to programme the robots to paint vehicles
• Communication and engagement skills
• Self-motivated with attention to detail
• Problem solving and root cause analysis skills (robotic and paint data analysis)
• Paint repair and paint application process experience
  
  

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.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.