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Site Services Mechanical Engineer
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REQ ID: 131322
JOB TITLE: Site Services Mechanical Engineer
SALARY: £46,272 + Shift Allowance + Overtime
POSTING START DATE: 11/06/2026
POSTING END DATE: 25/06/2026
LOCATION: Solihull
SHIFT PATTERN: 3 Shift (6:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00 / 22:00-6:00)
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.
This Site Services Mechanical Engineer opportunity forms part of JLR's Solihull Maintenance Site Services team and is responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance and corrective repairs across a range of mechanical plant and equipment, ensuring operational reliability and plant availability.
What To Expect
- Monitor plant, equipment and process performance, identifying opportunities and implementing improvements to enhance reliability and efficiency.
- Analyse quality and production data to identify trends and deliver targeted continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement activities while promoting best practice maintenance techniques and standards.
- Ensure full compliance with all Health and Safety procedures, documentation and PPE requirements.
- Support the Total Product Maintenance (TPM) autonomous maintenance programme, helping to develop operator capability and equipment ownership.
- Respond flexibly to business requirements, including shift changes, overtime and adjusted start times where required.
- Apply lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies to optimise performance and reduce waste.
- Support and coach Group Leaders to achieve departmental objectives, performance targets and operational goals.
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What You'll Need
We're looking for a proactive, safety-focused and results-driven Site Services Mechanical Engineer with a passion for plant reliability, maintenance excellence and continuous improvement. Someone who has a hard working ethic, can be a trusted, loyal, professional individual or embraces challenges. Someone who is open-minded and enjoys engaging with others.
- A Mechanical related Government Approved Apprenticeship, Craftsman Certificate, Level 3 BTec, NVQ, OCR Cambridge Nationals, OR a National Diploma.
- Experience in mechanical maintenance and repair of industrial plant and equipment (such as welding, reciprocating and screw compressors, site-wide speed doors, gearboxes, chains, hydraulic and pneumatic systems).
- Experience maintaining Heating and Ventilation Systems.
- Knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and/or Total Equipment Management (TEM) principles.
- Strong commitment to Health & Safety standards, procedures and best practices.
- Experience working with and maintaining mechanical plant within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
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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 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.
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