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PERMANENT JOB VACANCIES - VIRTUAL BUILD ENGINEERS

Are you an experienced Virtual Build Engineer, Virtual Build and Integration Engineer, Virtual Build Simulation Engineer, Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer, Digital Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Process Simulation Engineer or Assembly Simulation Engineer seeking a new job, and do you have a proven background within the Automotive sector (Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Automotive)?!

We are looking for 2 experienced Virtual Build Engineers to join a long-standing and well established manufacturing business in Woking (Surrey), the working hours are 8.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday (paid 40 hour week), and the roles come with an annual salary ranging between £40,000 - £52,000 per annum (DOE).

The hiring manager would prefer people who have experience with 3DX Cad Systems, but they will consider people who have previous experience with Catia.

The company can offer a relocation package between £3,000 - £5,000 should you be prepared to relocate to Surrey, however please be advised that sponsorship can not be offered at this stage.

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:

• Own and continually improve the Virtual Build Engineer process and its execution across new projects
• Carry out fitment studies and support manufacturing feasibility DMU analysis for vehicle components and potential variants
• Validate tooling access to fasteners, and perform virtual ergonomic checks for line operator reachability and comfort
• Create and manage Virtual Build timing plans to ensure MDP deliverables are met on time
• Review vehicle specific BOMs (E-BOM and M-BOM) ahead of Virtual Build events, then coordinate build station allocation with Manufacturing Engineering teams
• Chair and deliver Virtual Build events, collate Virtual Status reports, and drive resolution of open Virtual Build items

What You Will Bring:

• Previous experience within a similar role - ESSENTIAL
• Strong 3D CAD capability, 3DX or VPM experience would be preferred, but experience with CATIA V5 or V6 would be considered
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint, for analysis, reporting, and stakeholder communication
• Confidence in project-style delivery, including safe working practices, structured problem-solving, and attention to detail
• A practical mindset for working across design and engineering teams, with flexibility for travel to off-site development facilities across the UK and Europe

Desirable:

• A degree in either Mechanical or Automotive Engineering

As a Virtual Build Engineer, this role helps this company achieve "best in class" manufacturing outcomes by strengthening standardisation and feasibility for new models. By influencing design packages, supporting bespoke jigs and fixtures validation, and driving quality through PFMEA and DFMEA contributions, the Virtual Build Engineer role directly supports ambitious delivery and continuous improvement across engineering and manufacturing.

Location:

The Virtual Build Engineer role is based in Woking (Surrey)

A relocation package is available for someone who is prepared to relocate to Surrey.

Interested?:

If the Virtual Build Engineer description sounds like your next challenge, apply today and take the next step toward shaping how vehicles are built from the inside out.

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.

Business Planner

Reference: 37408773

Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35)

Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire

Ready to take your planning and communication skills into a fast-moving business environment? This confirmed contract Business Planner role offers the chance to make a real impact across business planning, governance and engagement activities within the Programme Domain.

What You Will Do:

As a Business Planner, you will support leadership with structured delivery, ensuring priorities are coordinated, communicated clearly, and tracked effectively.

• Support the VP Chiefs with delivery of business priorities across the Programme Domain.

• Lead budget coordination activities and provide accurate inputs to support planning and decision-making.

• Help create and deliver a communication plan that keeps teams aligned and informed.

• Maintain an effective cadence across the domain, supporting leadership cadence and governance rhythms.

• Support People & Culture priorities, including employee engagement events.

• Undertake other reasonable duties requested by the line manager to support delivery of business priorities.

What You Will Bring:

To succeed in this Business Planner role, you’ll bring a strong, reliable approach to administration and data-driven reporting.

• Strong IT skills with the ability to analyse data for reporting purposes.

• Accurate working style with excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills to engage teams and coordinate across departments.

• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines consistently.

• Experience in business administration or similar operational support.

Every Business Planner contribution matters. This role helps the organisation deliver clear business planning, smooth governance, and well-timed communication, ensuring priorities translate into coordinated action. Working within the business and operations industry, you’ll play a key part in strengthening team engagement and helping leadership stay focused on what matters most.

Interested?

If you’re ready to bring structure, clarity and momentum to a Business Planner position, apply now and take the next step in your contract 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.

Employee Relations Consultant

Reference: 37471053

Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35)

Contract length: to 3/8/2027

Do you have experience in supporting absence and disciplinary casework in a manufacturing environment? Step into a rewarding opportunity where your HR expertise directly improves attendance, supports people, and strengthens performance across manufacturing. The Employee Relations Consultant role offers a clear learning pathway, structured training, and meaningful autonomy from day one. With hybrid working in the West Midlands, this Employee Relations Consultant role is built for candidates who enjoy problem-solving, coaching managers, and delivering calm, professional guidance through complex absence cases.

What You Will Do:

● Coordinate and deliver Employee Relations Consultant support, with a primary focus on resolving manufacturing-related absence cases effectively.

● Provide timely advice on short- and long-term absence, ill-health matters, restricted worker cases, and other complex scenarios.

● Support line managers with absence-related disciplinary investigations and hearings, including dismissal and appeal, ensuring consistent process.

● Spot early intervention opportunities and implement tailored support measures to reduce absence duration and improve employee outcomes.

● Deliver absence management training to stakeholders across the manufacturing environment, building confidence and practical capability.

● Partner with Occupational Health to align support plans and drive improved absence timescales across manufacturing sites.

What You Will Bring:

● Experience supporting absence, ill-health, restricted worker situations, and disciplinary casework within a manufacturing environment.

● Strong accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to manage varied workloads and prioritise effectively.

● Proven coaching and advisory skills, enabling managers to understand and apply HR processes with confidence.

● Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex information clearly and professionally.

● A customer-focused mindset and resilient approach to working in a fast-paced environment, balancing pragmatism with sound judgement.

This Employee Relations Consultant role is designed to help this company deliver great employee experiences and strong operational outcomes, grounded in values such as Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth, and Impact. By improving absence management, developing stakeholder capability, and strengthening collaboration across HR, Occupational Health, and manufacturing leaders, the Employee Relations Consultant role plays a vital part in supporting a healthy, productive workplace and achieving key performance goals.

Location:

This Employee Relations Consultant role is based across West Midlands sites (Solihull, Castle Bromwich, Wolverhampton etc.). It will initially be fully based on site whilst training, then hybrid working (three days in the office and two days from home).

Interested?

If the Employee Relations Consultant role sounds like the next step in our HR journey towards better outcomes, apply now and put your skills to work in a role that values development, impact, and professional excellence.

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.

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE - MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Systems Engineer or Industrial Engineer seeking a new job, and do you have a proven background within the Automotive sector (Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Automotive)?!

We are looking for experienced Manufacturing Engineers to join a long-standing and well established manufacturing business in Woking (Surrey), the working hours are 8.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday (paid 40 hour week), and the roles come with an annual salary ranging between £40,000 - £52,000 per annum (DOE).

The hiring manager is looking for proven Engineers from within the Automotive sector, and there are currently vacancies within the following areas:

• Paint Shop / Paint Plant
• Body Assembly
• New Model
• New Model Series

The company can offer a relocation package between £3,000 - £5,000 should you be prepared to relocate to Surrey, however please be advised that sponsorship can not be offered at this stage.

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:

• Develop and refine assembly concepts, starting in virtual environments and moving into physical validation and delivery
• Create process sequencing, documentation, and product traceability methodologies for new model introductions
• Lead analysis and improvement activities such as PFMEA and support DFMEA to help strengthen right-first-time delivery
• Own and maintain (HPC) reporting for new model introductions, supporting plant efficiency and output targets
• Run line balancing work, including time and motion studies, to identify production opportunities and improve flow
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to support facility layout and utilisation decisions, including material flow improvements

What You Will Bring:

• Previous experiencer within a similar role within the Automotive, Automotive OEM, Tier 1 Automotive sector
• Strong understanding of safe working practices and the ability to apply them consistently
• Experience working across engineering and operational teams, with confident stakeholder management
• 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

Location:

This role is based in Woking (Surrey)

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

Interested?:

If you're energised by improving manufacturing performance and want a Manufacturing Engineer role with meaningful influence across the full project life cycle, apply now and take the next step in your 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.

Battery Test Senior Technician - 37300875 - £23.69/hr (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35)

Unlock a rewarding career opportunity as a Battery Test Senior Technician, supporting high-impact work at the heart of powertrain and product engineering. In this role, you will keep HV battery test activity moving smoothly, ensure high-quality electrical characterisation data, and play a real part in continuous improvement. With a confirmed inside IR35 position, a competitive hourly rate of £23.69 per hour, and a clear pathway to grow into specialist operational leadership, Battery Test Senior Technician is the kind of hands-on job that delivers both purpose and progression.

What You Will Do:

- Start, stop, run, monitor, and shut down test schedules to maintain reliable test workflow.

- Communicate test chamber status and utilisation using clear status and performance documents.

- Diagnose and rectify operational issues, and engage test engineers where specialist input is needed.

- Source, prepare, and support the correct test scripts and local work instructions for each activity.

- Carry out test setup and hands-on installation activities, including HV and LV electrical connections and cooling connections.

- Support safe working practices, 5S activities, calibration checks, and continuous improvement through daily involvement.

What You Will Bring:

- An engineering apprenticeship, NVQ3 qualification in an engineering-related subject, or equivalent practical experience.

- Confidence working with battery test equipment, instrumentation, and operational maintenance requirements.

- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow procedures and raise non-compliance where required.

- Experience with technical build activities such as rig assembly, jig fabrication from drawings, and installing components into a test chamber.

- A team-focused attitude, with a willingness to support training at technician level and continuous improvement efforts.

This Battery Test Senior Technician role sits within the test operations function supporting HV battery development across internal test labs and external test facilities. By ensuring equipment capability, data quality, and issue resolution are handled promptly, this position directly supports delivery of dependable performance information for internal customers and partners. The work also aligns to a strong safety culture and a commitment to doing things the right way every time, helping the wider engineering teams move from planning to measurable results.

Location:

Browns Lane, Coventry.

Interested?:

If the Battery Test Senior Technician role sounds like the next step in our technical and operational journey, apply now to be considered and take advantage of this exciting opportunity to make an immediate impact.

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.

Instrumentation Planning Engineer - 37357922 - £28.54/hr (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35)

Ready to make a real impact in engineering planning? This Instrumentation Planning Engineer role sits within the engineering and manufacturing industry, supporting delivery through smart scheduling, clear reporting, and effective cross-functional collaboration. If you enjoy turning complex requirements into practical build plans, tracking progress with confidence, and driving improvements through strong organisation, the Instrumentation Planning Engineer position offers exactly that.

What You Will Do:

* Build and maintain a robust plan that aligns engineering work with programme timelines as an Instrumentation Planning Engineer.

* Carry out preplanning by reviewing scope, resources, engineering materials, quantities, and financial impact to support accurate scheduling.

* Produce weekly reports to visualise demand, capacity, and build progress for leadership and key stakeholders.

* Review new build requests and ensure they are scheduled correctly within the published work plan, keeping plans up to date.

* Track build status and task progression using a JIRA board and local tools, escalating issues early when required.

* Identify instrumentation and material requirements, including long lead items, and support supplier quotations, ordering, and delivery coordination.

What You Will Bring:

* Knowledge of vehicle and HV battery systems, components, and instrumentation, with the confidence to apply it to planning decisions as an Instrumentation Planning Engineer.

* Strong IT capability, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint, to a competent creator level for clear and persuasive reporting.

* Experience using JIRA (or a similar system) to manage tasks, track progress, and maintain momentum.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to documentation.

* A degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering planning or similar role, with the willingness to adapt as priorities evolve.

Working as an Instrumentation Planning Engineer contributes directly to delivering high-quality engineering outcomes, helping the business balance demand and capacity while improving planning accuracy. The company values effective communication, accountability, and continuous improvement, and this role plays a key part by translating stakeholder discussions into formal requests, coordinating weekly cross-functional meetings, and keeping planning information current through the Instrumentation Resource Chart.

Location:

Based at Whitley, this Instrumentation Planning Engineer opportunity is focused on supporting on-site engineering planning activities.

Interested?:

If the Instrumentation Planning Engineer role sounds like your next challenge, apply now and take the next step toward a meaningful, well-structured planning contract at £28.54 per hour 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.