2 minute read - 24th March 2025
JLR creates 150 new roles to support electric vehicle production
JLR is recruiting 150 maintenance technicians across the West Midlands. The engineering roles are central to its Reimagine strategy, which will see pure electric versions of all JLR brands launched by the end of the decade.
Of the 150 roles, JLR is recruiting 50 technicians for its Solihull plant. These roles will maintain automated and state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing equipment essential to the production of the Range Rover Electric, which is launching later this year with a current waiting list of 57,000.
The remaining 100 maintenance roles are based at JLR’s Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) in Wolverhampton. With the site playing a key role within JLR’s UK industrial footprint, technicians will help maintain advanced machinery used to build battery packs and electric drive units for JLR’s next-generation electric vehicles.
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JLR is creating 150 new roles in the West Midlands to support production of the new Range Rover Electric and other next-gen electric vehicles / Picture: JLR
Nigel Blenkinsop, executive director of industrial operations at JLR, said: “Investing in people and the latest technology is at the cornerstone of our Reimagine strategy. With the transformation of our factories of the future now well underway, we’re looking for talented technicians with a passion for sustainable innovation to help support our growth.”
In parallel with JLR’s latest recruitment drive, as part of its Future Skills Programme, the luxury automotive is also rapidly upskilling its workforce for electrification, with more than 20,000 JLR colleagues and partners now trained in electrification and digital skills. This has been funded from an ongoing £3bn per year investment to transform its industrial footprint, vehicle programmes, autonomous, AI and digital technologies, and skills.
This investment has also enabled the radical transformation of its Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton manufacturing facilities to produce electric vehicles and their component parts, while enabling the parallel production of internal combustion and hybrid engines.
The new roles will be responsible for maintaining JLR’s state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing technologies, including robots, automated welding equipment, and laser joining systems / Picture: JLR
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