REQ ID: 130554
JOB TITLE: Technician - Multiskilled Machinist
SALARY: £44,925
POSTING START DATE: 18/03/2026
POSTING END DATE: 31/03/2026
LOCATION: Gaydon

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.

As a Technician – Multiskilled Machinist here at JLR, you'll play a key role in engineering laboratories, creating NC programmes and manufacturing precision components that enable the delivery of world class test rigs across structural test, climatic test and safety test. You'll support the technology development team by producing parts and fixtures that underpin new facility technology, infrastructure and physical test plans across STL, CST, VSTL, ETL and RLD.

This role will be working double day shifts  typically 06:00 to 14:05 / 13:55 to 22:00 Monday to Thursday, 06:00 to 12:00 / 11:50 to 17:50 Friday.

WHAT TO EXPECT 

In this role, no two days are the same. With lots of projects and relationships to build with people across the business and beyond, it’s a challenge that will help your career grow within an iconic organisation. Here’s what to expect:

• Responsible for creating CNC part programs for a range of 3 and 5 axis Mazak and XYZ machining centres, from either 2D drawings or 3D CAD
• Design of required fixtures and jigs to support CNC manufacturing
• Self-inspection and quality control of manufactured fixtures
• Work with CNC operators to formulate best working practices, and maintain tooling libraries
• Work with the Technology Development Design teams to optimise designs for manufacture/programming
• Liase with CNC operators and Workshop Supervisors to ensure standards in methods, tool cutting data, tool selection etc are maintained

WHAT YOU’LL NEED 

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

• Time served machinist milling/turning or equivalent recognised apprenticeship/experience
• Ability to interpret 2D complex detailed designs in order to prepare parts for manufacture
• Experience of cutting a variety of materials, ferrous and non-ferrous with a good understanding of tooling selection for the required component
• Understand basic measurement principles
• Ability to manage priorities, identify issues and solutions using own initiative, coupled with a desire to make a difference and achieve results
• Knowledge and practical understanding of H&S, COSHH and environmental procedures
  
  

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.