Job description
At McLaren Racing, we believe only by chasing performance in everything we do can we give ourselves the best chance of success. Performance on track and in the factory. Performance for our people, our business and our partners. It’s about more than winning. It’s about hitting the highest standards, and then raising the bar again.
Purpose of the Role:
A multi-dimensional role coordinating material flow management in the factory and supply chain, tasks will include kitting, main stores consumables, and the Goods In area – the overall intent is to ensure all operations have what they need to start on time and the factory flows during outlying shifts.
Role Dimensions:
1. Ensure that all supported areas of manufacturing and build can begin on time and the shop floor can maintain momentum, ultimately delivering projects to the racetrack on schedule.
2. Supplying of pre-prepared kits and raw material to workshops and expediting of shortages to feed in- house and Subcontract operations as guided by JQM
3. Minimise downtime of workshops by ensuring operators are never waiting for parts
4. As a key liaison between manufacturing and operations planning, ensure all teams are aligned using project status updates
5. Work closely with the Planning Team to manage the priority of kitting to projects
6. Work closely with the Purchasing Team to maintain the consumable and metallic raw material stock.
Principal Accountabilities:
7. Deliver kits in line with the Planning Project priorities to ensure each project starts on time
8. Progress chase all kitting shortages with the Planning & Purchasing teams
9. Support as required the movement, storage and archiving of Composite Laminating pattern & moulds
10. Complete store ops for all finished parts into M1 stores and store or distribute as required
11. Work with the F1 Build Team to deliver a smooth flow of finished parts for each event
12. Support as required the consumable stores stock with minimum stock reorder points
13. Create purchase requests to reorder consumable stock
14. Support as required stock control of the factory nuts, bolts & washer stock
15. Support as required cut metallic billets to the Machine Shop to meet demand on the Javelin Queues
Job requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
16. Knowledge of process development and Continuous Improvement methodologies
17. Experience with managing the delivery of quality components to extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities
18. Proven track record of logistics and supply
19. Knowledge of current car parts
20. Has developed and participated in a team-oriented environment
21. Brave and comfortable to try new things
22. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, Javelin & Miles
Personal Attributes:
23. Conscientious, keen to develop, focused on achieving successful outcomes
24. Proactive, self-motivated
25. Uses initiative and offers solutions to problems
26. High attention to detail
27. Team player
28. Good communication skills
29. Adaptable and flexible – adapts to situations outside of normal ways of working, willingness to work on other tasks outside of normal day to day duties, reacts to change in a positive way
30. Respectful, hardworking and enthusiastic
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 Composites (MRC) is based at the McLaren Racing Composites Facility in Woking Business Park. This is a new state-of-the-art production centre with the latest in CNC machines and autoclave technology, an open plan office, gym and quiet room. The site is situated on the canal for easy walking and cycling commutes as well as local amenities within walking distance.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.