Maintenance Technical Specialist

REQ ID: 118428
JOB TITLE: Maintenance Technical Specialist
SALARY: £42,136 + Group Leader Allowance
POSTING END DATE: 01/02/24
LOCATION: Solihull
An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world's most iconic brands. JLR is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.
WHAT TO EXPECT
In this Maintenance Technical Specialist role, you will have a brilliant opportunity to join a highly skilled, dynamic maintenance team based in Solihull.
You will contribute towards the long-term success of JLR by providing high-level specialised technical support to your shift team in an uplifted body construction manufacturing facility with new manufacturing assets.
The manufacturing asset footprint includes numerous modern technologies encompassing automated multi-axis robots, automated welding and joining equipment, laser joining systems, automated conveyors, complex tooling and fixturing and lifting equipment to name but a few. Delivering a premium product from your manufacturing facility, you will take extreme pride in being part of the maintenance operations team at Solihull, providing engineering maintenance support to maximise production efficiencies by maintaining all manufacturing assets and ancillary equipment within the manufacturing facility.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Actively support the control processes and cell functionality under the direction of the Control Engineers
• Provide first response technical assistance for maintenance associates on the shop floor
• Be responsible for the rolling systems in place that maintain the integrity of all program backups for the facility
• Hold the responsibility for monitoring key areas for repeat breakdowns via data gathered from digital platforms
• Provide day-to-day support to the maintenance team to ensure a safe and efficient production performance is delivered within the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environment framework
• Comply to Health and Safety procedures by ensuring all safety metrics are achieved, including identifying safety hazards and risks and ensuring corrective action implemented and ensures the team receive appropriate training
• Support the team to carry out running checks and repairs, as well as the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) activities
• Own and lead 5S and workplace organisation activities, validating effectiveness to standards
• Co-ordinate with Maintenance Leaders (ML's) to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time with the right tools for the task whist communicating clearly with the wider operations team
• Lead the major breakdown Practical Problem Solving (PPS) board from breakdown tipping point to Concern Report Out (CRO)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
As the Maintenance Technical Specialist, you will need to hold a relevant formal qualification such as NVQ Level 3 or time served apprenticeship within Maintenance Engineering or similar. You will need to have proven engineering Maintenance Technical skills gained from a manufacturing environment. Ideally within a fast-paced engineering or FMCG environment. A proven maintenance engineering professional with high standards of electrical and mechanical understanding and competencies
Essential:

• A recognised time-served apprenticeship with NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering maintenance discipline
• Having understanding of PLC's/automation and control/mechanical systems/body joining.
• High level knowledge of ABB IRC 5 robot functionality and programming
• Knowledge of fault finding on Rockwell Control Logix PLC software & CMU's using JLR's DCP standard
• High level of knowledge of Henrob SPR rivet systems and the software functionality
• Working knowledge of SCA systems integration with ABB IRC 5 robots
• Support improvement activities & actively seek further improvement ideas (Kaizens)
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively cross-functionally at different levels

SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family and membership of a competitive pension plan. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
Please note that if you elect to apply for a role in another country and are successful you would need to be hired as an external candidate on local terms and conditions rather than transferring on your existing terms.
JLR considers that this role meets the criteria to be considered for a Skilled Worker Visa. Therefore, JLR will support an application for visa sponsorship. The SOC code is 2129.
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.