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10/11/2011
Jaguar Announces 1,000 West Midlands Jobs
Car company Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced over 1,000 for the West Midlands area.
The company said the new posts will be based at the company's Land Rover plant in Solihull, which currently employs 5,000 people.
The recruitment campaign is now underway, JLR advertising for production operators and skilled trades people.
A spokesperson for the company said: "Fuelled by global ambition, Jaguar Land Rover is painting an impressive picture of success. With an incredibly diverse and enticing product mix, strong growth in key global markets, and some of the world’s most advanced manufacturing techniques, we’re building a promising future. And we want you to be part of it.
"If you are not an indentured/certificated engineering trade apprentice but you are interested in a production operator role in our cutting edge manufacturing facility, please apply to our recruitment partner - Manpower:"
The jobs are in support of the company's ambition to deliver "40 significant product actions over the next five years".
Des Thurlby, human resources director at JLR, said: "This is great news for Solihull. We shall be increasing the plant workforce by more than 25%.
"These jobs are well paid with great benefits. We provide high-quality training and development for all our employees and we expect to receive many thousands of applications."
JLR, were recently given a £10m grant by the government, while the company also recently revealed record sales in the UK, India and China.
(DW)
The company said the new posts will be based at the company's Land Rover plant in Solihull, which currently employs 5,000 people.
The recruitment campaign is now underway, JLR advertising for production operators and skilled trades people.
A spokesperson for the company said: "Fuelled by global ambition, Jaguar Land Rover is painting an impressive picture of success. With an incredibly diverse and enticing product mix, strong growth in key global markets, and some of the world’s most advanced manufacturing techniques, we’re building a promising future. And we want you to be part of it.
"If you are not an indentured/certificated engineering trade apprentice but you are interested in a production operator role in our cutting edge manufacturing facility, please apply to our recruitment partner - Manpower:"
The jobs are in support of the company's ambition to deliver "40 significant product actions over the next five years".
Des Thurlby, human resources director at JLR, said: "This is great news for Solihull. We shall be increasing the plant workforce by more than 25%.
"These jobs are well paid with great benefits. We provide high-quality training and development for all our employees and we expect to receive many thousands of applications."
JLR, were recently given a £10m grant by the government, while the company also recently revealed record sales in the UK, India and China.
(DW)
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