Reliability and Maintenance Engineer

REQ ID: 132882

JOB TITLE: Reliability and Maintenance Engineer

SALARY: £43,000 - £52,000

POSTING START DATE: 28/09/2026

POSTING END DATE: 12/10/2026

LOCATION: Wolverhampton EPMC

In the Manufacturing team at JLR’s Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC), you’ll help power iconic electric cars. You will be working alongside incredible technicians and leaders to drive our commitment to shape a future we truly believe in, together. Use your expertise, cutting-edge technology, and problem-solving skills to ensure efficient, sustainable and high-quality production. Fuel the exceptional.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering Reliability and Maintainability systems and processes for both existing manufacturing operations and new technologically advanced propulsion systems. The Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) currently manufactures components and assemblies for both Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and Electric Vehicle (EV) propulsion systems.

Drawing on your extensive knowledge of high-volume precision manufacturing, you will develop and implement robust processes and system that support the achievement of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

You will play a key role in ensuring manufacturing systems are reliable, maintainable, and capable of supporting current production requirements while enabling the successful introduction of future propulsion technologies.

What To Expect

In this role, no two tasks are the same. With lots of projects and relationships to build with people across the business and beyond, it’s a challenge that will help your career grow within an iconic organisation. Here’s what to expect:

• Work closely with Production and Maintenance teams to support the resolution of operational issues and major breakdowns, while driving improvements in plant reliability and equipment performance.
• Identify critical spare parts for both new and existing projects. Raise new stock items, review existing spare parts holdings, assess safety stock levels, lead times, costs and source emergency spares as required. Work collaboratively with the stores provider to improve inventory management processes.
• Identify Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements, negotiate and establish SLA contracts, plan maintenance activities, and manage contractors on site. Develop shutdown work plans, raise Contractor Job Registrations, and ensure all required documentation is in place before vendor engineers attend site.
• Manage part failures through the FRACAS process by collecting and analysing failure data, coordinating component investigations, implementing corrective actions, and feeding findings back to stakeholders. Communicate key learnings and recommendations to Production and Management teams.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to support continuous improvement activities aimed at reducing maintenance and production losses.
• Analyse Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Technical Availability (TA) and OEE data. Manage TPM activities through the SAP PM system and optimise preventative maintenance schedules based on failure analysis and equipment performance trends.
• Produce reports from SAP PM data to support downtime analysis, identify trends, and highlight improvement opportunities.

What You’ll Need

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Experience of SAP PM navigation & workings
• Experience of conducting root cause analysis
• Experience in interacting with external sources (Vendor, OEM, Suppler)
• Experience and knowledge of engine component machining, assembly, and testing, or transferable experience from related industries.
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple disciplines, including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and control systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively across functional boundaries and at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, identify issues and implement effective solutions using initiative, combined with the determination and resilience to achieve results.

Benefits

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (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
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working*
• Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

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.