REQ ID: 129627
JOB TITLE: Maintenance Engineer
SALARY: £44,925

POSTING START DATE: 07/08/2025

POSTING END DATE: 21/08/2025

LOCATION: Solihull

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.

The main purpose of the role is to provide maintenance engineer support to a local maintenance operational team at FA2 Operations. This role will also support the team in adhering to standards and processes, roles and responsibilities, ensuring the highest delivery standards are achieved.  The individual will also be required to lead problem solving, delivering root cause, to ensure sustained improvements in business performance.

WHAT TO EXPECT

As part of the Maintenance Engineering team, you’ll be:

•    Assist your maintenance team in the recovery of complex breakdowns, acting as the lead between your team and supervision/technical services.
•    Coordination of scheduled maintenance, break down response, lean improvements and permanent fixes while concentrating focus on bottlenecks.
•    Prioritise work dependent on bottlenecks, maintenance windows (breaks, weekends, shutdowns) and ensure concurrent activity during equipment operation.
•    Analyse performance data and create plans to improve facility high hurts through effective root cause analysis
•    Complete and document Preventive Maintenance inspections on assigned line as assigned by the maintenance leadership team. Recommend and implement continuous improvement on equipment/systems design
•    Maintain a good working relationship with associates on all shifts within all departments, while supporting plant and departmental goals and vision
•    Coach associates in area of responsibility on operations and technical understanding of equipment

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 within an ASRS facility (Automatic storage and retrieval system)
•    Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work; fully invested in achieving a successful result
•    The ability to climb and work at height on cranes within a harness (20 meters +)
•    You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs
•    Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to manage/lead/support xxx relationships and communicate effectively at all levels
•    Roller beds, Drop Sections & Conveyor systems

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.