JLR announced 1,000 new manufacturing jobs

The company, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, said the posts were being created to meet JLR's intention to deliver 40 "significant product actions" by investing billions of pounds creating new models and innovations. JLR's HR director Des Thurlby said the announcement, which will increase the workforce at the Solihull plant by 25%, was "great news" for Solihull. "We have a loyal and committed workforce at Solihull," he went on. "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." The company's recruitment website is calling for production operators to be "part of our dynamic team" and offering pay of £11.40 per hour (plus shifts). It goes on: "Fuelled by global ambition, Jaguar Land Rover is painting an impressive picture of success with an increasingly 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." It refers those who are not an indentured/certificated engineering trade apprentice but are interested in a production operator role at "our cutting edge manufacturing facility" to JLR's recruitment partner, Manpower. Rachel Eade, auto cluster manager at Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands said the news was "another shot in the arm for the West Midlands". She went on: "For every job created at JLR, it potentially creates a further 3.6 jobs in the supply chain. As in all global manufacturing arenas, we must not take things for granted and suppliers will need to make sure they offer world class performance, are cost competitive and, importantly, continue to offer value added design and innovation. "Some people are also missing the fact that 75% of new business won has been in export markets and this is significantly helping to strengthen the UK's manufacturing output. New model developments will be welcomed throughout the world and will help to increase the car manufacturer's drive into new markets."