At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.
Purpose of the Role:
Leading the Machine Shop shift and working as part of the department you will be responsible for the safety, development, and output of our skilled team of machinists. With the guidance from the Machine Shop Manager, you will drive our throughput to meet our targets, whilst maintaining safe working practices and department quality. You will inspire positive change and continuous improvement initiatives and provide the first point of contact for all team members that are within your area of responsibility and influence.
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Role Dimensions:
Reporting to the Machine Shop manager, it is your responsibility to energise the shift and drive the efficient and effective manufacture of components for our cars, wind tunnel or race team as directed by the schedule. The role demands a people focused person, who is engaging and determined to do the best for our team. Maintaining regular high quality 1-2-1’s with all shift members you will provide feedback, support, and encouragement to assistance department development.
Principal Accountabilities:
Safeguard and support our team members in the workshop by promoting the correct use of policies, procedures, and PPE, whilst maintaining a clean and tidy workplace. The wellbeing of our team is a priority
Work with Manufacturing Engineering, the Machine Shop Manager, and the Technical Support Engineer to ensure we are ready for manufacture with material, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and programmes.
Monitor and promote the positive use of Javelin, Seiki, and other tools within the department by all team members to ensure we gather the highest quality of data to support decision making and control the cost of car
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What can McLaren offer?
We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.
We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.
McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.
Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.
