REQ ID: 128492
JOB TITLE: Senior MP&L Packaging Analyst
SALARY: £45,837 - £54,000

POSTING START DATE: 09/04/2025

POSTING END DATE: 23/04/2025
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. 

The Solihull MP&L Current Container department manages packaging across current vehicle lines at Solihull.  This role is an exciting opportunity to join the Plant MP&L team. Through our Linefeed Logistics we manage the flow of parts from vehicle/material scheduling to delivery to line.

Plant MP&L is a challenging, lively, fast-paced and dynamic environment to work in. Our key focuses are driving flexible solutions and approaches to changing business needs, driving our suppliers and LLP to find the resilience to ensure part supply to line, creating, managing and delivering complex site flow solutions and driving accuracy of data on our systems.

Reporting and communication is huge part of MP&L from financial to build schedules to an individual part supply. We are constantly looking to improve and adapt to drive efficiencies and improvements across our logistics solutions to support the needs and requirements of manufacturing and Solihull site goals. Our Linefeed Logistics is an ideal opportunity to use the skills and experience you already have to support our focus of driving cross functional collaboration to deliver the business outcomes.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Whilst there are many tasks within this role, the main function is to manage the many queries, issues and logistic complexities that are communicated from around the business regarding our current car line packaging at Solihull.  Main interactions are with Freight teams, IOPD, LLP, Suppliers and MP&L colleagues cross functionally. 

• Manage day to day activities for packaging queries and issues and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Update POD system to reflect accuracy 
• Represent and engage with activities during run out of MY/Running Change
• Review and root cause supplier issues.
• Drive change to practices
• Support and work with the wider teams to achieve targets and improvements
• Engagement in projects across MP&L and any other additional responsibilities as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Understanding of manufacturing and logistics.
• Be numerate with a good grasp of Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of operational material flows on an Automotive production site  
• Be computer literate and proficient in all relevant business systems (CMMS)
• Communicate well at all levels both verbally and in writing establishing good working relationships.
• Demonstrate drive with a customer focussed approach & good organisational skills & have the ability to multi-task; manage changing priorities whilst maintaining focus.

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.