manual assessment at Jag/Land Rover

willgraham

13.22 ph is that for skilled workers or do they train you from the ground up?
no experience nessessery

i've applied to JLR in the past for skilled roles, skills that i do have for the role that i applied for, the rate they were asking for was £14 ph which is pretty poor considering, still i never got the job!!!

bargainboy

hi guys, sorry to jump in on this thread, I have been given an assesment day on monday for a position within J LR. can anyone advise what i should be doing. the phone call just said read the email which said i could do a number of things.

RichardD1970

bargainboy wrote: »

hi guys, sorry to jump in on this thread, I have been given an assesment day on monday for a position within J LR. can anyone advise what i should be doing. the phone call just said read the email which said i could do a number of things.

Post #2 gives details of what the manual assessment consists of, unless it's changed now. You will also probably have to do the on-line assessment again in a controlled environment.

Good luck.

bargainboy

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Post #2 gives details of what the manual assessment consists of, unless it's changed now. You will also probably have to do the on-line assessment again in a controlled environment.

Good luck.

I don't have a mechanical bone in my body, Ive applied for a supply chain job. will i still need to assemble a clutch?

RichardD1970

bargainboy wrote: »

I don't have a mechanical bone in my body, Ive applied for a supply chain job. will i still need to assemble a clutch?

Is that with DHL?

If so, sorry I have no idea of their assessment process but would have thought it would be related to the job you are applying for so doubt it.

bargainboy

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Is that with DHL?

If so, sorry I have no idea of their assessment process but would have thought it would be related to the job you are applying for so doubt it.

no its directly with JLR,, Ive had various emails form them and it looks like a team exercise and 3 tests, will be done on the day along with an interview which i now believe to be competence based.

RichardD1970

Looks like they've stared recruiting for the Wolverhampton engine plant.

https://candidate.manpower.com/wps/portal/GBCampus/jobs/Jobseekers/GreatJobs/JaguarLandRover

Tom79

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Looks like they've stared recruiting for the Wolverhampton engine plant.

Thanks for that link, even though I'm not looking at Wolverhampton.

"Halewood Opportunities - Watch this space for opportunities coming soon at Halewood.
We will be looking for energetic, flexible and committed individuals with a passion for producing the highest quality of work. All available roles will be full-time hours requiring full flexibility to cover variable shift patterns including weekend hours."

Wish they would hurry up, minimum wage is killing me...

boozer1

Hello all
Ive been working at jag CB for around 18 months now.
Been following the forum but its my first post.
thought id give you all an insight into the reality.

Yes the pay is good at around 13/14 p/hr. But that's the only good thing. All the stuff about pride of working for brand etc is good but...at end of day its money that pays bills.
Most of the people I've spoke to are not that happy and are there solely because the money is good. Let me explain
1) The work is very hard.. You literally work from buzzer to buzzer and its non stop for 2.5hrs in between the breaks. You get a takt time but because every car is a different spec / engine etc...the harder cars are usually over the takt time you end up falling behind Then spend 2/3 cars catching up only to be faced with a hard or fully loaded car...so its up and down the 'hole' all day ,every day. (the takt time often doesnt take into account the fully loaded cars. If you pull cord for help they dont like it because group leaders want to sit on their !!!! and it doesnt look good on their figures. (Even though the senior managers repeatedly say in meetings if in doubt pull Andon cord!)
2) As far as staff welfare goes...the group leaders/supervisors don't give a crap. At end of the day your a robot on the line putting parts on cars. End of. All they care about is getting cars built and hitting the build targets. So things like trying to go to toilet...you can forget about it!..usual answer is 'no cover should have gone on your break or wait till break'! you've got 2 cover men per line which has around 35 people on it...the odds are slim . (the law is a person is entitled to a toilet break with reasonable notice) but they male rules up as it suits them!
3) If you're a family man/woman or have commitments and need time of for unexpected emergencies...dont count on it. Again time off the line is the worst sin in world. Yes they have cover men or floaters but because the floaters only cover jobs on absences or holidays they aren't usually up to speed or haven't had the chance to refresh themselves on jobs...that means if/when they cover they tend to either fall behind due to pace of job or miss stuff. ..Which affects the quality...which means more rectification off track. This all affects build figures ...which in turn goes against the line supervisors and makes them look bad....maybe bonus related aswell. So in short...they dont want you taking time off, and get very arsy when you do ask.
4) Theres something called a floating week...1 week of holiday outside of shut downs you can book when you want....But again if you dont book it around 12 months in advance (as soon as the new rotor comes out)...chances are you wont get it at all or wont get the week you want. (52 weeks in a year (minus shutdowns). 1 person per line allowed off at any one time and around 300 people in your block trying to book a day off!..if you snooze you loose.!

They spend 100's n 1000s on things like signs and refurbs but cant invest in additional covermen for the lines (at cost of a persons salary) ...which would actually improve quality and also allow people to book their holidays making them hapier!

Ill give you an example...recently a lad on my line wasn't feeling well...looked like he was going to collapse...asked if he could go to onsite doc...was told no..ended up going on his break and was signed of. but supervisor refused point blank.

Thats what its like in trim and final but i doubt its any different in other blocks.

So have a long hard think...if your one and only reason is MONEY then its place to be. Otherwise think before you leave your current job. Its phycically very straining, mentally draining and upsetting at times becuase they how they treat you usually makes you angry and upset. So money is the only incentive . no job satisfaction what so ever.

aledrinker

@boozer1 get yourself out of trim and final