PVT Project Engineer

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 19/07/2017
ADVERTISED SALARY: £30,000 - £40,000
An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover 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.

LOCATION: Solihull, West Midlands

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our Engineering team is one of the most experienced of its type in the UK and has the knowledge and talent to hold its own against the best body engineers anywhere in the world. From iconic body styling to interior detail, from doors and windows to whole-cabin systems - everything about our vehicles has to be perfect. This is what customers expect from a luxury brand. This is also what this team makes happen. Join them, and you’ll help us to stay at the forefront of vehicle innovation and research and to build on our position as a highly competitive brand in a highly competitive marketplace.

Reporting to the PVT Group Leader, as a PVT Project Engineer you'll maintain part responsibility within the Vehicle Function Group (VFG) as well as leading the Variation Reduction team (VRT). In this role, you'll support the VRT team, providing coaching on problem-solving strategies, metric management, and day-to-day operational leadership.

You'll be tasked with tracking quality performance via a scorecard and be able to work cross-functionally to drive teams to achieve set targets. You'll  also be required to analyse customer data within PAWS, FMS, and AIMs in a timely manner and deliver sufficiency plans, understanding key projects and delivering the external metrics of R/1000, A/1000, TGW, and JD Power.

In addition, you'll be responsible for supporting work-streams with suppliers to develop engineering changes to the product, managing the complete workload from customer symptom to engineering release. This will include tooling costing and feasibility assessments, manufacturing feasibility, engineering validation through line trails and testing, and finally overall business case justification

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

To be successful in this role, you'll have experience in a mass-production engineering environment. You'll be familiar with 8D and DMAICR problem-solving process as well as data analysis and/ or statistical techniques, preferably holding the Six Sigma Green Belt qualification. Finally, you’ll require a good level of computer literacy and a full UK driving licence.

BENEFITS

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, membership of a competitive pension plan, and a performance-related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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