Laser Welding Technician

REQ ID: 120445
JOB TITLE: Laser Welding Technician
SALARY: 44,411
POSTING END DATE: 13/02/24
LOCATION: Hams Hall  

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

The automotive industry has entered into a new and exciting era of electric vehicle engineering. As a result, JLR are broadening its focus to include electrification technology, which is the future of passenger vehicle propulsion.

The JLR Battery Assembly Centre (BAC) will be the company's first foray into what is the largest transformational change in the 120-year history of automobile manufacturing. As a BAC team member, you will be playing a fundamental part in this historic change, as we will supply for the first time, both electric and hybrid electric battery packs for JLR vehicle plants.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in Laser Welding commissioning and programming
• Aid weld implementation of future model launches and process improvements
• Continuous process optimisation in current production
• Understand weld schedule development and produce/maintain Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
• Produce visual standard for weld quality control
• Implement weld control plans and requirements
• Lead and assist production in all quality and process related weld topics and issues
• Support production on a daily basis in troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures
• Support and perform weld training to maintenance technicians and operators
• Project management: both internal maintenance projects and major contractor projects
• Procedure & PMs, develop & maintain proper documentation of all necessary procedure4s; periodic maintenance tasks, process control, etc
• Define spare parts and consumables

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Essential:

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical engineering or equivalent or have you served an engineering automotive apprenticeship 
• Ability to work shifts on company requirements. (earlies, afternoons and nights)
• High attention to details
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) manual welding experience

Desirable:

• Operating Laser Welding machines
• Battery welding
• Laser in-process monitoring and optimisation i.e.  Laser Welding Monitoring (LWM) or Laser Depth Dynamics (LDD)

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 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.