Vehicle Technician

Salary: £46,272

Location: Fen End

Vehicle Technician

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 Vehicle Technician here at JLR, you'll play a key role in upgrading pre-production vehicles to retail saleable standards, carrying out electrical, mechanical, body, trim and software rectification activities while diagnosing and resolving complex vehicle issues. You'll work with cutting-edge vehicle technologies in a specialist workshop environment, helping deliver high-quality vehicles on time while supporting exciting global events that showcase the very latest JLR products.

The role currently operates on a day shift Monday – Thursday 07.00 – 15.30 and Friday 07.00 – 12.00 (this could be subject to change in future to a 2 shift pattern depending on business requirements)

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:

• Conduct modifications and repairs to vehicles including vehicle mechanical evaluations and maintenance
• Provide comprehensive technical feedback, fault identification and problem diagnosis utilising diagnostic equipment as necessary
• Use of practical problem solving to establish root cause of all electrical faults and ensure robust resolution of all issues for on-going production fleets and new model launch activity requirements
• Repairing or replacement of major, minor units, interior trim and exterior body panels
• Carry out vehicle fault diagnostics and launch containments
• Capability to conduct software download updates through Topix Cloud
• Able to work to engineering instruction sheets

What You’ll Need

• Strong technical knowledge of vehicle assembly, along with vehicle servicing capability
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Knowledge of PHEV/MHEV/BEV systems would be an advantage
• Experience using Topix Cloud service tool
• Must recognise safe working practices, including Health & Safety and environmental regulations

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.