MLA Control Engineer, Red Shift

Salary: £41,298 - £55,874

Shift Pattern: Rotational Shift Pattern applies (Mornings, Evenings, Nights) with shift premium + overtime availability

Location: Solihull

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.

Join us as a Senior Technical Lead, where you’ll be the go-to subject matter technical expert for maintenance, processes, and problem solving across a world-class, high-performance production facility.

You’ll guide teams through complex diagnostics, drive meaningful engineering improvements, and strengthen capability through targeted upskilling. You'll be coming to this role with depth of knowledge applied to a PLC control systems facility and have the opportunity to champion continuous improvement, apply logical fault finding, and resolve issues with speed and precision—making a real impact on operational excellence.

What to Expect

• Provide technical support to the maintenance team focusing on safe and efficient production performance delivery.
• Lead teams through complex problem solving and project improvements such as planning equipment upgrades and machinery modifications, identifying faults and investigating equipment breakdowns.
• Equipment performance monitoring (improving cycle times and production efficiencies).
• Manage, plan and develop facility improvements or changes through the facility change process ensuring the correct JLR standards are maintained and controlled.
• Provide technical expertise to resolve equipment failures.
• Develop and train others, and create training plans that include delivery of technical, safety and process training programs.

What You'll Need

• Depth of experience where you are the expert in maintenance operations within a highly automated manufacturing facility.
• Time served engineering apprentice with recognised electrical qualifications.
• High level of technical knowledge on PLC’s, Pilz Safety Systems, Control Networking, Inverters and Drives.
• Significant experience of resolving key constraints using a logical and effective approach to problem solving.
• Able to lead, develop and engage a team through fault finding equipment failures and continuous improvement projects.

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.

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 (offered for specific roles dependent on responsibilities).

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.