Laboratory Leader

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:

To work closely with Operational, Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing functions to understand customer and product requirements, and thus provide a satisfactory level of measurement and process control support, using Quality Tools to validate new and improved processes, seeking continuous improvement and waste elimination.

To liaise with production to ensure product manufactured internally meets engineering specification and resolve quality problems that arise during production using appropriate problem solving methodology.

To provide support on physical measurement as required, using metallurgy skills and experience to validate product and processes,

Provide day to day supervision, management and support to the operational team in the completion of KPI’s and targets directly contributing to external and internal quality performance of Jaguar Land Rover products.

To assist the Senior Lab Leader with Engineering and Operational development/improvement activities.

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

Strong materials science knowledge

Working knowledge of all typical Laboratory equipment

Understanding of engine/EDU/battery assembly and machining processes

Problem solving techniques / root cause analysis including 8D or similar

Computer literate - comfortable using Office 365 applications on a daily basis

Supervisory or management experience of a technical team