Land Rover to create 1,000 new jobs

The plant in Solihull, west Midlands, is expecting thousands of applications from skilled tradesmen and women and production staff.

Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Indian firm, Tata, employs nearly 20,000 people in the UK, including 5,000 in Solihull, and has announced a series of recruitment drives this year. In September it revealed that a new factory in Wolverhampton will create up to 750 jobs.

The job creation will give a much needed boost to the UK economy and the news was welcomed by the government, unions and business leaders who said it showed global investors’ commitment to the UK.

These 1,000 jobs are being created to support the delivery of 40 “significant product actions” over the next five years, as part of a multi-billion pound investment in new products, which is likely to include a new Range Rover model.

The Solihull Liberal Democrat MP, Lorely Burt, said: “They had a tough time during the recession and had to make some difficult decisions but those decisions are now being vindicated. This investment will also bring job security to the thousands of workers already employed at the factory.”

Des Thurlby, human resources director at Jaguar Land Rover, said the company had a “loyal and committed” workforce at Solihull, and that the new jobs would be well paid with great benefits.