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:
To provide support, maintain and improve the logistics, kitting, stock and lifing functions within the car area/s as specified by the Logistics Manager. Ensuring stringent UIIL compliance via accurate stock control, correct build and kitting practices. Maintaining service routines, components and assemblies are fit for use, lifing information kept up to date. Supply components and assemblies in line with the schedule and timings as dictated by the race and test event calendar and/or build requirements.
This role will be primarily aligned to the Gearbox, Sub Assembly and Hydraulics areas but will also include wider responsibilities within the logistics and lifing functions.
Role Dimensions:
The position will involve unsociable hours and some weekend work and may also involve event attendance and overseas travel. You will collaborate closely with the Project Management team and build functions to ensure parts are supplied to meet production, development and the wider race and test schedule.
You will work closely with the wider logistics function ensuring standard practices across all departments. You will support all incoming and outgoing shipments to race and test events.
On occasion, you may also be required to support in areas outside of the current car model, including but not exclusive to; TPC and Heritage teams.
Principal Accountabilities:
Ensuring stringent UIIL compliance via accurate stock control and kitting practices
Ensuring correct transaction, service requirements and routing of components and assemblies through the service function, to guarantee they are shipped and fit for purpose for each event and allocated accordingly
Manage parts supply to events or build
Maintain accurate physical and electronic departmental stock records.
Ensure maintenance and accuracy of the lifing system
Supply kitting support of sub-components for assemblies in line with department requirements, ensuring accuracy of stock booking are maintained
Ensure post event SRR and compliance to the Lifing Program
Manage stock to correct issue
Liaise with the Project Management team on shortages and reorder points
Be the point of contact for Race Team requests from trackside that fall within the Hydraulics, Gearbox and Sub Assembly functions
Improve department adherence to process and procedures and align to business needs
Engage in the creation, planning and delivery of the department and wider business continuous improvement activities
Support packing and unpacking of shipments to and from race and test events, working to the strict deadlines as outlined by the logistics manager or team leader
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Experience of stock control systems
Ability to work to extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities
Knowledge of current race car components, assemblies and build processes
Has participated in a Motorsport based team-oriented environment
Experience of managing complex motorsport parts and assemblies on demanding timescales
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and digital systems, to drive process improvements regarding digital build and lifing management
Ability to interpret engineering specification drawings and BOM data
Excels at cross-function planning
Personal Attributes:
Flexible approach to prioritise effectively and change focus quickly
Proactive; takes the opportunity to use initiative where possible
Ability and willingness to travel abroad
Leads by example; sets and manages expectations appropriately
Moves towards problems thoughtfully
Highly self-motivated to set ambitious targets
Confident, self-sufficient and resilient
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What McLaren can 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. 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.
