JLR swamped with applicants for Halewood jobs

Over 6,000 registrations were received within 24 hours of the new jobs being announced by JLR in March and after just one week that figure increased to 20,000 online registrations. The new positions, which will support demand for the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Freelander 2, will take the workforce at Halewood to almost 4,500 – trebling the number employed there compared to three years ago – as the plant moves to three shifts and 24-hour production. JLR HR Director, Des Thurlby said, "JLR has a clear ambition for continued growth and we are delighted that so many people want to join us on that journey. "We are very pleased with the quality of candidates applying for these new roles and more than 100 applicants have already started with us. The scale of the response to our recruitment campaign reflects JLR's growing reputation as an employer of choice in the North West."