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…