Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship – Maintenance Halewood

During your apprenticeship, you’ll spend a significant portion of your first year at North West Training Council (NWTC) in Liverpool (L5 9RJ). Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:30AM to 4:30PM Monday – Thursday and reduced hours on Friday’s; you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us. Here you’ll be assigned a Technical Training Manager and a JLR early careers cohort leader to support you throughout your apprenticeship journey.

Year 1 – Foundation Phase – In your first year, you’ll focus on building your foundational knowledge of engineering and essential workplace competencies to ensure safety. You’ll spend time in workshops developing practical skills such as welding, electrical installation, milling, and fault finding. You’ll also take part in regular plant placements where you’ll have the opportunity to apply these newly acquired skills in a real-world environment. You’ll also begin studying your Level 3 BTEC qualification.

Year 2 – Academic Knowledge and Skills Development – In your second year, you’ll divide your time between your workplace and your training provider, spending four days on plant and one day at North West Training Council each week. During this time, you’ll continue your Level 3 BTEC qualification and put your academic knowledge into action while working on site.

Year 3 – Academic Knowledge and Competence Development – You’ll divide your time between your workplace and your training provider, spending four days on plant and one day at North West Training.

Council each week. You’ll continue working towards your BTEC qualification, focusing on developing your skills beyond the basics and working on real-world projects on-site at JLR.

Year 4 – Continuation of Competence Development and End Point Assessment – In your final year, you’ll complete your apprenticeship and prepare for your End Point Assessment, supported every step of the way by your Early Careers Cohort Leader.

Please note the delivery structure may be subject to change and will be confirmed upon joining us.

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3.

This is an exciting time to join Halewood, as we develop the new generation of electric cars. This landmark launch will bring together diverse technologies to realise our innovative Electrical Modular Architecture (EMA) platform – and you will play your part in making it happen and delivering our new Modern Luxury vehicles.

Halewood is home to the iconic Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport and is central to our manufacturing operations. Whether you focus on Press, Body in White, Paint, Trim and Final, or Estates, you will experience the end-to-end production of our vehicle

Press Shop:

• Vehicle production starts in our press shop where innovation and continuous improvements are at the heart of everything that we do. Working in the Press shop, you will become a Mechatronics Maintenance Technician working on a range of facilities including state of the art Press Lines and a high level of Automation and robotics. You will be responsible for maintaining all Press facilities which include Servo Presses, Hydraulic Presses, Cranes and Conveyor systems to ensure our manufacturing operation runs smoothly

To support our in-house machine wellness strategy, you will be involved in undertaking major strip down, refurbishment and repair activities to improve equipment availability and performance.

In addition, you will use your problem-solving skills to carry out proactive preventative and predictive maintenance; as well as diagnose and fix faults on complex machinery and equipment.

Body-in-White (BiW):

• As a Body Construction Maintenance Technician, you will be part of a large maintenance team responsible for the day to day running and maintenance of a heavily automated facility with over 800 robots. You will be carrying out preventative and predictive maintenance tasks whilst having the opportunity to develop your skills in a wide range of technical equipment including Robotics, PLC’s, Electrical controls, and a wide range of industry leading joining technologies such as servo welding, Laser welding, riveting and sealing technologies

Paint:

• Producing modern luxury surface finishes to our customers requires a keen focus from our Maintenance teams in Paint operations. You will be part of our team carrying out preventative, predictive, and planned activities to ensure our automation facilities deliver consistently on a daily basis. You will also be involved in a reactive role where immediate response investigation is required to ensure continuity of Production. Problem solving skills will be fundamental to your approach. There will be opportunities to extend your multiskilled training in areas such as PLC programming, Robot programming and servicing, Electrical controls, Mechanical servicing, variable speed motor control, chemical & material dosing and pump technology

Trim and Final (T&F):

• Being part of the T&F Maintenance and Technical team, you will be part of a group of skilled people that maintain and improve highly technologic equipment with a diverse range of functionality. There are over 100 different pieces of technology from Robot cells, Laser Markers, Conveyor PLC’s through to Fluid Filling equipment, vehicle validation testing rigs and water test facility. Problem solving and self-motivation is key to ensure you succeed in this fast-paced environment. The painted body shell comes to life in Trim and Final and finally becomes the modern luxury vehicle for the customer. You will be part of a self-driven and diverse team with the shared objective to deliver the customer vehicle to the right quality, in the expected timeframe

• Qualified Maintenance Technician. Step into a skilled role supporting the maintenance of complex automated systems across Press, Body-in-White, Paint, or Trim & Final
• Senior Maintenance Technician. Take on more advanced diagnostics, tackle higher‑level maintenance challenges, and support junior technicians
• Technical Specialist. Build deep expertise in areas such as robotics, PLCs, servo systems, automation, or high‑precision manufacturing equipment
• Team Leader or Supervisor. Lead a team of technicians, coordinate maintenance activity, and play a key role in supporting production delivery
• Manufacturing or Maintenance Engineer. Progress into engineering roles focused on problem‑solving, continuous improvement, new technology introduction, and long‑term maintenance strategies
• Cross-functional opportunities across JLR. Move into wider areas such as Manufacturing Engineering, Launch, Estates, Facilities, Quality or Technical Support