REQ ID: 127764
JOB TITLE: Skilled Technician
SALARY: £44,925

POSTING START DATE: 31/01/2025
POSTING END DATE: 14/02/2025
LOCATION: Ryton

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.

WHAT TO EXPECT 

We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join the Manufacturing team at Special Vehicle Operations. You will be working part of a manufacturing team within the Paint Rectification process, ensuring the highest quality vehicles are delivered to our customers

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Safety

• Ensures compliance to Health & Safety policy for area of responsibility & prioritises safety within the workgroup.
• Works part of a workgroup to identify and eliminate safety hazards, raising potential hazards. near misses, dangerous occurrence and accidents.

Quality

• Protects internal and external customers by containing issues, fixing them & preventing recurrence, engaging the broader team where appropriate.
• Rectifying paintless repairs and preventing cars from being diverted into on wheels repair
• Working under limited supervision for non-routine situations.

Policy and Procedure

• Understands Policies and Procedures (what & why) and able to apply them fairly and effectively.
• Has exceptional attendance and promotes the importance of attending work on time.

Organised Workplace

• Continuously improves workplace organisation in line with the 5S standard.

WHAT YOU NEED

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in paint related subject.
• Experience working with multiple paint finishes (Gloss, Satin and Matte)
• Abilit to carry out paintless dent repairs
• Flexibility: prepared to work anywhere on plant i.e. other shifts and other technology areas
• Experience in paintless dent removal/repair
• Experience in polish rectification

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.