manual assessment at Jag/Land Rover

JakesDad

punk84 wrote: »

Overtime will depend on where they place you, Body In White not so much, I can't comment on other parts ou the plant, this is assuming you will be going to CB? Pay is again dependant on your shift, but myself in 7 months iv been there, iv just taken almost 17k which is including a few sat/ sun shifts but not many. Again you have to factor in, i am 10% higher than you lads, as i started before Jan. Alot of the lads are getting their STC, so as long as you get your work done, and graft, you will be fine. Good luck, I'm moving over the Solihull on the 8th. for about 6 or seven months and then may be coming back CB depending on production.

Oh I'm at Solihull, that's some serious £££! I can't wait to get stuck in!

nonpris09

Hi don't you get a short term contract when you start can someone explain thanks

Alibobs28

nonpris09 wrote: »

Hi don't you get a short term contract when you start can someone explain thanks

I was told at interview, 1 month contract with manpower, followed by 1 year contract with manpower, followed by 1 year contract with jlr followed by full contract with jlr. I'm sure it will be re explained when we start

fluff1977_123

Hi there guys Im new to this forum but Just to let you know i had my final interview on the 14th of march & i got a phone call last night from manpower at about 6.30 to offer me a Job & i start on the 22nd of april.HAPPY DAYS.:D:D:D

racing1234

Hi I have my assessment day with Jaguar Land Rover on april 25th 2013 at Woodside Glasshouse Lane in Warwickshire.
My role is in finance and titled as parametric cost knowledge engineer. lots of numbers and statistics. i love my maths and accounts anyway . i know this is going to be a long process to get the job.

has anyone got a clue about the latest assessment center style questions and structure for finance hires like me?

btw anyone on the same day as me?
many thanks in advance for replies.

racing1234

hi was this a finance role? please let me know how the assessment centre and other stages went? many thanks

JakesDad

Can anybody shed some light on what to expect in the first two weeks classroom based training, PERA I think? What does it consist of and what happens afterwards? Cheers.

Matt8587

I had the phone call on Thursday I start on the 8th April at Solihull. I have to be there at 7 and was told to park my car at bham airport and get the shuttle bus. Any1 know the times for these shuttle buses. I have to be at the Solihull plant for 7.

RichardD1970

JakesDad wrote: »

Can anybody shed some light on what to expect in the first two weeks classroom based training, PERA I think? What does it consist of and what happens afterwards? Cheers.

The Pera Training is actually quite good. I have been on lots of these types of courses and this was by far the best.

This was a Castle Brom so don't know if/how different it will be at Solihull.

The first week can drag quite a bit as you can be waiting around quite a lot, waiting for things to be set up or for other people to finish their turns. It mainly consists of literacy and maths tasks, all computer based and also the Manpower induction and occupational health screening (all basic stuff don't worry). There is also a 'culture day' where you 'explore the culture and ethos' of the company (basically working as a team).

The second week is the course proper.

It is all about 'lean manufacturing', process improvement etc and can be quite fun. You will be split into teams and have to compete to build a product and make as much profit as possible.

You will start off losing money but by the end of the week, by implementing what you are learning, you should be able to turn a profit.

My advice would be to get involved, if you don't understand something ask, there are no stupid questions. The instructors are there to help you and it is in their interest to get as many passes as possible. (Although saying that they won't spoon feed you all the answers, you will have to work at it).

After the training you will be allocated a work area and start the real work.

Good luck.

punk84

Matt8587 wrote: »

I had the phone call on Thursday I start on the 8th April at Solihull. I have to be there at 7 and was told to park my car at bham airport and get the shuttle bus. Any1 know the times for these shuttle buses. I have to be at the Solihull plant for 7.

Shuttle busses are always there, constantly