REQ ID: 132271
JOB TITLE: Lead Solutions & Implementation Engineer
SALARY: £50,000 - £58,000
POSTING START DATE: 06/07/2026
POSTING END DATE: 20/07/2026
LOCATION: Wolverhampton EPMC  

Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you'll be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You'll collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let’s create the exceptional. 

The Solution Design and Programmes Engineer will develop and execute logistics solutions & automation strategies for the EPMC production plant. The role will support the GME Logistics Strategy team as the logistics technical solutions expert. The successful candidate will develop solution proposals for early vehicle programmes from KO gateway onwards, and will act as the key interface between GME Logistics and the Industrial Operations Programme Delivery (IOPD) team from PSC gateway to handover. 

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:

• Create in-plant logistics solutions in support of the GME Logistics Strategy team 
• Optimise warehousing and logistics solutions to drive towards benchmark CPU/HPU performance whilst meeting programme requirements
• Experience in Supply Chain solution design 
• Experience of Value Stream Mapping including identification and elimination of waste
• Project management of multiple concurrent projects 
• Strong analytical skills and statistical ability
• Experience of process improvement

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:

• Experience in Supply Chain solution design 
• Experience of Value Stream Mapping including identification and elimination of waste
• Project management of multiple concurrent projects 
• Strong analytical skills and statistical ability
• Experience of process improvement

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 (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
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working* 
  
  

*Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

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.