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NEW JOB VACANCIES - PAINT PROCESS ENGINEER (SURREY)

Have you previously worked as a Paint Process Engineer, Paint Plant Engineer, Paint Plant Technician, Senior Paint Manufacturing Engineer, Paint Shop Manufacturing Engineer, Paint Shop Production Engineer, Paint Engineer, Paint Process Engineering Specialist, New Model Paint Engineer, Model Paint Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer - Paint Shop?!

We are looking for up to 5 Paint Process Engineers to join a world leading automotive business in Woking (Surrey), the working hours are 8.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday (40 hours per week), and the role comes with an annual salary ranging between £40,000 - £55,000 per annum (DOE).

Due to the nature of the business we are specifically looking for people from an Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Automotive background.

The company can offer a relocation package up to £5,000 should you be prepared to relocate to Surrey, however please be advised that SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE.

This will be a 2 stage interview process, the first stage being a teams call, before inviting you in on site for a formal 2nd interview and factory tour.

What You Will Do:

• Define vehicle assembly concepts for new model introductions and support the transition from virtual planning through physical validation to delivery.
• Create and maintain process sequencing, product traceability methodologies, and key manufacturing deliverables that support consistent outcomes across the site.
• Drive PFMEA-related work to strengthen risk thinking, standardise improvements, and support robust production readiness.
• Own and maintain Hours per Car (HPC) data for new model introductions, ensuring plant efficiency and output targets are met.
• Work with Engineering and Operations teams to identify production bottlenecks, improve flow, and support line balancing decisions.
• Contribute to facility layout and utilisation by collaborating on new or amended layouts and material flow design.

What You Will Bring:

• Previous experience within a similar role - ESSENTIAL
• Experience from within the Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Automotive sector.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong data analysis skills, and advanced Excel capability
• A proactive, calm approach under pressure, with flexibility to adapt as plans and procedures evolve

Desirable:

• A degree in mechanical or automotive engineering

This Paint Process Engineer role sits within the manufacturing engineering space of the automotive sector, where best-in-class processes and performance matter. Delivering reliable, repeatable production outcomes aligns with the focus on innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement described for the role. The work supports improved RFT delivery and helps the wider programme achieve ambitious project deliverables, from concept reviews through to engineering release readiness.

Location:

This role is based in Woking (Surrey)

A relocation package is available for anyone who is open to relocating to Surrey.

Interested?:

If this Paint Process Engineer role matches our appetite for structured problem-solving, process excellence, and real-world impact, apply now to take the next step in your manufacturing engineering career.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

CTG Designer

Step into an exciting creative leadership opportunity as a CTG Designer within the motorcycle industry, where design decisions directly shape product identity and help build lasting brand awareness.

The CTG Designer role blends imaginative thinking with practical execution across colour, trim, and graphics, turning strategic ideas into tangible, rider-focused experiences.

What You Will Do as CTG Designer:

• Lead end-to-end Colour, Trim, & Graphics (CTG) design for all projects, from early concept through to production handover
• Collaborate with Product Strategy, Industrial Design, and Brand teams to ensure every CTG Designer deliverable aligns with the project vision
• Translate CMF strategy into creative, technically feasible solutions for both vehicles and genuine motorcycle accessories.
• Conduct advanced CMF trend research and forecast future directions, turning insights into clear recommendations for the design team.
• Build 1:1 CTG concept vehicles for stakeholder approval, ensuring a strong visual and emotional connection to the final product.

What You Will Bring as CTG Designer:

• Proven experience in CTG Designer work, with a strong portfolio demonstrating colour, surface treatment, and graphic storytelling.
• Confident collaboration skills, able to partner with product managers, engineers, and suppliers while keeping design intent consistent.
• Ability to conduct CMF research, interpret trends, and maintain a structured material library to support ongoing innovation.
• Strong judgement and attention to detail, balancing creative direction with production practicality.
• Clear communication through presentations and documentation, helping stakeholders approve creative directions with confidence

This company is focused on delivering standout products within the motorcycle space, with a culture that values design excellence, material innovation, and brand storytelling. The CTG Designer role supports that ambition by converting strategic colour and finish thinking into real-world product experiences, strengthening visual identity and enhancing perceived quality across the rider journey.

Location:

 This position is located in Leicestershire

Interested?

If the CTG Designer role sounds like a perfect match, now is the time to apply. Please include a portfolio that showcases CTG and CMF work

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Engineering Project Planner - 37466917 - £28.54/hr umbrella rate

Do you have engineering programme delivery experience? Step into an exciting Engineering Project Planner opportunity where delivery discipline meets real influence. In this Engineering Project Planner role, you will support programme execution with clear planning, proactive risk monitoring, and stakeholder communication, helping ensure engineering entitlement is delivered to agreed cost, quality, and time targets. If you enjoy making things happen through structured thinking and confident engagement, this Engineering Project Planner role is built for you.

What You Will Do: 

- Act as the day-to-day point of contact in Vehicle Groups to help drive successful programme delivery.

- Proactively monitor engineering health through agreed KPIs and help resolve risks quickly.

- Maintain overall integrity and coherence of engineering content across the programme.

- Manage communications with stakeholders to keep plans, progress, and priorities aligned.

- Report engineering progress at defined intervals, ensuring visibility and accountability.

- Undertake other reasonable duties as directed by the line manager to support delivery objectives.

What You Will Bring:

 - Confidence applying planning, monitoring, and controlling techniques to programme delivery.

- Strong ability to influence others and operate effectively in a fast-moving engineering environment.

- A collaborative, team-focused approach that keeps delivery moving and stakeholders engaged.

- Credibility gained through experience supporting engineering deliverables and programme outcomes.

- A degree qualification or equivalent experience, with a genuine desire to learn, improve, and deliver.

This Engineering Project Planner role sits within the engineering delivery industry, supporting modern luxury product execution and dependable programme performance. It aligns to this company's commitment to structured delivery, stakeholder clarity, and continuous improvement thinking, helping turn complex engineering work into confident, measurable progress. Your work directly supports the company's goals by improving programme visibility, strengthening delivery rhythms, and reducing preventable risks.

Location: Based at Gaydon, this role offers an on-site delivery environment where collaboration and co-ordination matter.

Interested?: If you are ready to bring structure, integrity, and proactive delivery focus to this role, apply today and take the next step in your engineering planning career.

This role is Inside IR35.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Procurement Project Coordinator

Reference: 37495309

Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35)

Full-time and part-time applications will be considered for this position

Do you have experience of working cross-functionally in complex project management and procurement environments? Step into an exciting, high-impact role as a Project Coordinator and enjoy a varied position at the heart of the Procurement Enterprise Mission team. This Procurement Project Coordinator role offers broad business exposure, meaningful contribution to project governance and delivery, and the opportunity to build influential stakeholder relationships across Procurement and wider functions. This is a fantastic chance to apply your coordination, reporting and project support skills in a fast-moving, data-led environment.

What You Will Do:

● Support delivery of Procurement Enterprise Missions / projects through proactive engagement, facilitation, tracking, reporting and risk management.

● Act as a central point of contact for Procurement teams, helping guide and coach projects through relevant governance gate processes.

● Drive adherence to gated processes by tracking KPI delivery across time, cost benefits, risks, deliverables and resourcing.

● Maintain clear reporting systems and produce accurate, concise programme metrics for senior visibility, including milestone and status reporting.

● Facilitate governance forums and coordinate cross-functional activity to ensure consistent communication and correct application of project gateways.

● Support issue resolution and continuous improvement by helping refine processes and documenting outputs, agreements, risks and timing.

What You Will Bring:

● Experience in complex project management and/or procurement environments, ideally within a cross-functional or departmental setting.

● A strong understanding of project management principles and the ability to organise work with forward planning and structure.

● Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills, with confidence working across teams and presenting clearly at senior levels.

● Strong analytical capability and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including creating reports and analysing complex datasets.

● The ability to manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines, communicating clearly and following through on commitments.

Working as a Procurement Project Coordinator, you will help enable Procurement’s connected functions to achieve Enterprise Mission objectives through robust governance, accurate reporting and timely risk communication. By keeping delivery on track and ensuring the right information reaches the right people, this Procurement Project Coordinator role plays a direct part in strengthening operational and process excellence.

Location:

Based at Gaydon, with travel across Midlands sites.

Interested?

If you are energised by governance, reporting and cross-functional coordination, apply now for this Procurement Project Coordinator role and take the next step in your project support career.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

HR Advisor (Contact Centre)

Reference: 37537607

Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35)

Contract running until October 2027

Do you have experience of working in an HR employee advisory role? Unlock a rewarding role as an HR Consultant, delivering great service in HR Direct and shaping confident, consistent outcomes for UK colleagues. As an HR Consultant, you will be the trusted first point of contact for employee questions, turning complex HR queries into clear guidance, timely resolutions, and a genuinely positive experience. This HR Advisor/Consultant role offers hybrid flexibility from Whitley, Coventry, an engaging, fast-paced contact centre environment, and clear performance goals focused on quality, service levels, and employee satisfaction.

What You Will Do:

• Provide first-line HR advice by phone, email, portal and virtual chat, resolving enquiries across HR processes and policies.
• Understand employee circumstances, identify the correct policy, and help colleagues apply it with confidence.
• Manage and triage inbound tickets and escalations from the HR Virtual Assistant, ensuring strong first-contact resolution.
• Pull absence reports and maintain the daily inbox for non-employee queries, supporting smooth HR Direct operations.
• Coach and advise managers on applying employment policies appropriately, using knowledge of UK employment law to minimise risk.
• Work collaboratively with wider HR teams, supporting continuous improvements to policy deployment and service delivery.

What You Will Bring:

• Prior experience in an HR employee advisory or contact centre style role, with strong generalist HR knowledge.
• Good working understanding of UK employment law, including disciplinary, grievances, absence management and performance.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and professionally in writing and verbally.
• Strong IT literacy, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, plus comfort with ticketing and case management workflows.
• A customer-first, problem-solving approach, with resilience and tenacity in a high-volume environment.

This HR role contributes directly to this company’s goals by strengthening first-contact resolution, delivering reliable HR services with clear service level standards, and supporting an employee experience built on transparency and dependability. The role sits within the HR Direct contact centre within the wider HR function, helping ensure consistent, high-quality responses and driving continuous improvement across HR processes.

Location:

Based in Whitley, Coventry, with hybrid working 2-3 days per week on site.

Interested?

If you’re excited by a people-focused, high-impact HR Advisor opportunity with clear KPIs and meaningful influence, apply now to be considered.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

System Integration Project Lead Engineer - 37268566 - £35.94/hr umbrella rate (Inside IR35)

Do you have a thorough understanding of the systems design lifecycle, from requirements definition and design reviews through system integration and assessment/acceptance? Step into a high-impact engineering role with real visibility, where your planning, coordination, and problem-solving directly help deliver customer features into vehicle programmes. This is a chance to lead system integration across cross-functional teams, drive clarity on delivery maturity, and help unblock roadblocks to achieve final sign-off. If you thrive in the engineering industry, enjoy working with stakeholders, and want to make meaningful progress against programme milestones, the System Integration Project Lead Engineer position is built for you.

What You Will Do: 

- Lead timely delivery of vehicle features and remove integration risks and blockers for the System Integration Project Lead Engineer remit.

- Align engineering domain delivery plans with programme milestones to keep readiness on track.

- Drive resolution of cross-functional integration issues, ensuring effective escalation where needed.

- Collaborate with programme planners and core engineering teams to keep plans coherent and achievable.

- Identify and communicate dependencies, risks, and delivery glide paths that support informed decision-making.

- Consolidate stakeholder inputs into a clear view of feature availability and maturity, reporting KPIs and risks to stakeholders.

What You Will Bring:

- Thorough understanding of the systems design lifecycle, from requirements definition and design reviews through system integration and assessment/acceptance.

- Demonstrated experience performing technical analysis and applying best-in-class engineering processes.

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence delivery teams across engineering through clear, collaborative communication.

- Proven ability to interpret technical data and make confident, risk-aware decisions.

- Good working knowledge of Office 365, with comfort using modern tools to support reporting and coordination.

This company operates in the engineering arena focused on delivering modern luxury experiences through disciplined programme execution and continuous improvement. As System Integration Project Lead Engineer, your work helps ensure controlled, timely introduction of features into target electrical architectures, strengthening stakeholder transparency and enabling smooth progress through programme gateways and final sign-off.

Location: This System Integration Project Lead Engineer role is based at Gaydon.

Interested?:  Bring your drive and structured approach to delivery by applying for the System Integration Project Lead Engineer role today and take the next step in system integration leadership.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.