Jeff Lane

Principal Consultant @ Jonathan Lee Recruitment

About

With over 20 years of combined experience in automotive design, engineering, and recruitment, I am a Principal Consultant at Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading provider of professional services to the automotive industry. I specialize in recruiting professionals for the automotive industry covering both Design & Product Development. My background as a degree-educated Mechanical Design Engineer with experience in Manufacturing, Product Design and Product Development gives me a unique perspective and insight into the needs and expectations of both employers and candidates. I have worked on projects for several OEMs within chassis engineering, and have a strong track record of delivering quality results and building long-term relationships. I connect talented and innovative designers and engineers with exciting and challenging opportunities in the automotive sector.

Country

United Kingdom

City

West Midlands

Industry

Automotive

Skill

LinkedIn Recruiter, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Interpersonal Skills, Databases, Team Management, Screening, Coaching, Negotiation, Tracking Systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, Relationship Building, Business Planning, Human Resources (HR), Communication, Teamwork, Team Leadership, Interviewing, Talent Management, Onboarding, Automotive

Experience

Principal Consultant

Jonathan Lee Recruitment

2021-8 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Stourbridge, England, United Kingdom

Recruiting professionals to Automotive Design Companies providing Interior & Exterior designers, Alias, Icem Surf, C&M designers, Clay modellers, HMI/GUI designers. Within Automotive Product Development, typical roles are design, CAD,CAE, development, electrical, electronic, controls, software and project management.

Head Of Faculty/Director of Curriculum

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP)

2020-3 - 2021-8 · 1 yr 6 mos

Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom

Head of Faculty covering Design Technology, IT, Computer Science, Business Studies. Lead a team of teaching and support staff, accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject/curriculum area with the target of raising standards of attainment and achievement of learners. Managing teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the faculty to support the curriculum portfolio.

Principal Consultant

Jonathan Lee Recruitment

2018-9 - 2020-3 · 1 yr 7 mos

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Automotive Product Development

Jonathan Lee Recruitment

2015-8 - 2020-3 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Stourbridge

Recruiting automotive engineers, permanent and contract, within automotive product engineering; typical roles are design, CAD,CAE, development, electrical, electronic, controls, software and project management.

Design & Technology Teacher

Birmingham City Council

2008-7 - 2015-7 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Design and Technology/Engineering was my specialism in teaching. I was lucky enough to work at a wide range of schools both in the Secondary and Primary sector. Introduced electronics into curriculum at King Edward VI Aston alongside the introduction of ProEngineer/PTC Creo through various bespoke training schemes. Moved over to inner city comprehensive school and raised GCSE results from under 20% to 87% inside three years. Had a strong emphasis on CAD and the introduction of basic engineering skills for pupils aged from 11-18.

Design Engineer

ZF Group

2000-10 - 2007-8 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Solihull, Birmingham

I worked on the EPAS projects as a mechanical design engineer. Part of the electric motors team, responsible for the mechanical interface between gearbox and ECU. Worked alongside electric motor and motor leadframe manufacturers on gen1 and gen2 projects.

Project Engineer

Scotsman Beverage Systems

1999-9 - 2000-8 · 1 yr

Project engineer for new product development for Scottish Courage. Designing refrigeration equipment/drink dispensers for commercial use.

Design Engineer

Nifco UK Limited

1997-9 - 1998-8 · 1 yr

As part of my degree course I spent time in manufacturing and design on injection moulded components, from a range of fasteners to under bonnet mouldings and interior mouldings. Worked on projects for Nissan and Ford.