Operative, Build Technician - Heritage and TPC

At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. And everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

Purpose of the Role:  

This role forms part of the Heritage and TPC Build Team and will contribute to the build, assembly and running of formula one cars, collaborating across multiple functions and departments at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre.

Principal Accountabilities:

• The build and preparation of Formula One cars, transmission assemblies, sub-assemblies and support equipment.

• Supporting the running and servicing of cars at events worldwide.

• Building to exact McLaren standards.

• Always ensuring tasks are completed right first time and often to tight deadlines and in a pressurised environment both at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre.

• Responsible for ensuring that all parts are built to a known configuration.

• Car conformance to the Build Specification.

• Communicate build related quality issues to the appropriate key stakeholders.

• Operate to a ‘zero fault’ working ethos.

• Become an integral member of the Build Team, providing support to all team members.

• The role may consist of unsociable hours often at short notice and may involve significant time away from home.

• Show a high level of detail to their work and be able to communicate effectively. 

• Occasional support to other operational areas of the business during busy periods.

• Always operate and maintain Health and Safety Guidelines and compliance both at and away from McLaren Technology Centre.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience of delivering quality components to extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities.

• Experience of working in a highly technical environment.

• Ability to interpret engineering specifications and drawings.

• Ability to contribute to car component fault diagnosis process.

• Evidence of a strong understanding of modern Formula One systems and components.

• Previous experience of working in a motorsport environment.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Personal Attributes:

• A strong will to develop and continually improve.

• Must be able to proactively use initiative where appropriate.

• Highly self-motivated to achieve targets set both for this role and the wider team.

• A team player who is supportive of others.

• Determined, results focused and driven to achieve a successful outcome.

• Eager to learn and enthusiastic.

• Good analytical skills and extremely high attention to detail.

• Must have the ability and willingness to travel both in the UK and abroad.

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.