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maintenance engineer Review

at JLR

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Manufacturing

Birmingham

Review Submitted: March 2025

Overall Rating

3.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
3.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
working with the maintenance team, responding to breakdowns and maintaining equipment in the workshops.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
i am enjoying more responsibilities that i have been given, the people around me have helped a lot with my integration and with learning the job.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
yes many new skills, learning every day on the job

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
it is quite well structured although the college year wasnt the greatest as a lot of the stuff was not aimed at specifics in the workplace.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
they are always there to give us more responsibilities if we want them and to push us to work more within the team and to even take the lead, if there is something i need help with they are there for that as well
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
always on hand whether it be email or meetings, all questions i have had have been answered great
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
im not sure it does as much as working on the job has
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
not that i am aware of but im sure if i asked there would be, the group in which we are in organise days/nights out here and there through a group chat

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
Why?
its a thriving business that seems to be going one way and thats up
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to JLR?
know what you are getting into in terms of shift patterns and level of work needed
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