Maintenance Technician Review

by JLR

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

As a maintenance technician my primary responsibilities are to ensure the correct function of automated plant equipment via repairs and preventative maintenance.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt many new skills throughout my apprenticeship from basic handfitting to creating programmable logic controller systems.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy my program more than I have any previous type of employment,no 2 days are ever the same.

8/10

4. How valued do you feel by JLR?

As an apprentice we are catered for very well in most areas and given opportunities to develop and excell, It is for this reason I feel valued by jaguar landrover most of the time.

7/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

My program despite being a pilot scheme was reasonably well organised by Jaguar Landrover.

8/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

Support can be requested from my training provider at any given time, meeting are held at set intervals to ensure all is proceeding well.

9/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

All staff at JLR have been more than happy to support me whenever requested.

9/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

The salary as an apprentice at JLR is very good.

9/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are plenty of opportunities outside of work through JLR including the ELS scheme where funding is provided for learning activities to employees for courses of their choice. For instance JLR funded my CBT motorbike taining last year.

8/10

9. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

As a complete package I dont think many companies compare, in all aspects from wages to job security JLR ranks very well.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to JLR?

Share any experiences you have in your private life that involve you seeking an understanding of how things work and/or fixing things.