Car Infrastructure Support Technician

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:

Support the build, assembly, deployment and off car preparation of Heritage Formula 1 cars and associated support equipment, collaborating across multiple functions at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ensuring that the day to day running of the Heritage team, equipment and infrastructure meets the standards required at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre.
• The role is purposefully varied and is a practical hands-on role that requires a level of mechanical / electrical / IT aptitude along with a willingness to overcome obstacles.
• Supporting the build, preparation and track running of Heritage Formula 1 car assets and support equipment.
• Ownership and single point of contact for Heritage support equipment and infrastructure.
• Supporting the supply, servicing and extremely high presentation standards of the Heritage function.
• Ensuring that all Garage infrastructure is correctly installed and presented to the highest possible standards.
• Oversee Heritage team freight movements and secure loading in and out process.
• Ensure that the freight (land, sea and air) is correctly and safely loaded both at MTC and at Track.
• Ensure all loads meet the correct content, compliance and documentation for shipment.
• Utilise existing skills to maintain Heritage pit and garage equipment.
• Contributing to identifying opportunities to generate savings in overall cost of freight, operations and improving efficiency (Team responsibility).
• Occasional support to other operational areas of the business during busy periods. The role may consist of unsociable hours often at short notice and will involve time away from home.
• Show a high level of detail to their work and be able to communicate effectively.
• Should have experience of motorsport garage infrastructures and be able to demonstrate experience or show experience from other industries with reflecting skill sets.
• Always Operate and maintain Health and Safety Guidelines and compliance both at and away from McLaren Technology centre.
• 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.
• Digitize all methodologies and processes, must be computer literate in stock control and inventory management.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience of working in a technical engineering motorsport function.
• Ability to contribute to component fault diagnosis process.
• Experience of delivering quality under tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities.
• Previous experience of race car support.
• Process mapping and process improvement experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, and digital systems to drive process.

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.