REQ ID: 128267
JOB TITLE: Battery Build Fitter
SALARY: £44,925

START DATE: 22/05/2025
POSTING END DATE: 05/06/2025
LOCATION: Whitley

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.

This Lyons Park based Prototype Battery Build Technician position is within the Engineering Operations EO10 team. A supporting role providing steerage and leadership to the team of Prototype Battery Builders on the shopfloor.  The area supports new build activity, rework of failed and modified units. The role will currently flex (and not be limited) between Stack, Pack and BEM builds as required.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this role, no two tasks 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:

• Promote Health and Safety best practices at all times
• Attend Team Brief and report issues back to Group Leader
• Ensure 5S standards are maintained
• Raise/ respond to any issues in a timely manner
• Perform manual handling tasks and assist material handlers where required
• Resolution of parts related issues
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager as may be reasonably requested

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:

• Functional Skills Level 3 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
• Completion of A full time indentured Apprenticeship or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in an engineering related field
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new systems and processes
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office and Excel competency to produce plans, reports, presentations etc
• Ability to mentor and train others
• Awareness of 5S, AGILE and LEAN Methodologies, Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) , Safety Behavioural Index (SBI) , Concern and Countermeasure Action Report (CCAR), Leadership Achievement Measures (LAMS) , Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) , Risk Assessment (RA) , Single Point Lesson (SPL)

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.