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Jaguar Land Rover creates more than 1,000 Solihull jobs Jaguar Land Rover creates more than 1,000 Solihull jobs
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More than 1,000 new jobs are to be created by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the West Midlands.More than 1,000 new jobs are to be created by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the West Midlands.
The new posts are being created at the company's Land Rover plant in Solihull, where nearly 5,000 people currently work, the firm said.The new posts are being created at the company's Land Rover plant in Solihull, where nearly 5,000 people currently work, the firm said.
They are in support of the company's ambition to deliver "40 significant product actions over the next five years".They are in support of the company's ambition to deliver "40 significant product actions over the next five years".
It said these could include new models or derivatives of existing cars.It said these could include new models or derivatives of existing cars.
Des Thurlby, human resources director at Jaguar Land Rover, said: "This is great news for Solihull. We shall be increasing the plant workforce by more than 25%. Recruitment campaign
"We have a loyal and committed workforce at Solihull. These jobs are well paid with great benefits. Des Thurlby, human resources director at JLR, said: "This is great news for Solihull. We shall be increasing the plant workforce by more than 25%.
Record sales "These jobs are well paid with great benefits. We expect to receive many thousands of applications."
"We provide high-quality training and development for all our employees and we expect to receive many thousands of applications."
The recruitment campaign, which has launched with national print and radio advertisements, is looking for production operators and skilled trades people.The recruitment campaign, which has launched with national print and radio advertisements, is looking for production operators and skilled trades people.
JLR said the announcement meant this year more than 3,500 jobs had been or were being recruited for, including corporate posts such as in financing or purchasing.JLR said the announcement meant this year more than 3,500 jobs had been or were being recruited for, including corporate posts such as in financing or purchasing.
In April it announced plans for 1,000 jobs for engineers in the West Midlands region as it unveiled record sales in the UK, India and China. In April it announced plans for 1,000 engineering jobs in the West Midlands region, with the majority of people now in position at Whitley and Gaydon.
The majority of these people are now in position at Whitley and Gaydon. About 1,500 apprenticeship jobs have been created at Halewood, Merseyside.
The group HQ is based in Warwickshire, with Land Rover vehicles produced in Solihull, and at Halewood, Merseyside. The group HQ is based in Warwickshire, with Land Rover vehicles manufactured in Solihull and at Halewood.
A total of 1,500 apprenticeship jobs have been created at Halewood this year, taking the number of posts there to about 3,400. Jaguars are produced by the same group - owned by Indian car manufacturer Tata - at Castle Bromwich, West Midlands.
The apprenticeship jobs were for the new Land Rover Evoque model. In September JLR said it was to create up to 750 jobs at a new factory on a site near Wolverhampton on the Staffordshire-Wolverhampton border.
Jaguars are produced by the same group - which is owned by Indian car manufacturer Tata - at Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham, where about 2,600 people are employed. The luxury carmaker is spending £355m to build low-emission engines on a 120-hectare site at a business park near the M54. Work at the site is due to start early next year.