Trainee, Sea Freight and Infrastructure

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:

To participate in the build and presentation of the garage environment, associated support equipment and individual car parts, both at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre. The role may consist of unsociable hours often at short notice during high load periods and will involve time away from home and extensive travel; as such the trainee, should show flexibility in their approach. The trainee will also be required to carry out security duties.

Principal Accountabilities:

• The trainee role is purposefully varied and will include practical hands on duties that requires a level of mechanical / electrical / IT aptitude along with a willingness to learn on the job.
• The trainee should show a high level of detail to their work and be able to communicate precisely and effectively.
• Training programmes will be created and implemented to ensure the trainee receives exposure to each area that involves the support crew, sea freight, air freight.
• The trainee should have the ability to absorb information and follow instruction.
• The trainee will be required to ensure that security duties are fulfilled, and company IP is protected.
• Will be required to operate forklifts, training will be provided.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience of delivering quality under extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities.
• Experience of working in a highly technical environment.
• Ability to contribute to component fault diagnosis process.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Personal Attributes:

• A drive and commitment to continuous improvement in their approach to work
• Eager to learn and develop new skills
• Able to work within a team environment and be supportive of others
• Excellent communication skill
• Able to undertake work that requires physical strength and stamina
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively when under pressure in time limited situations
• Can build effective relationships and have to ability to adapt to different department environments

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, swimming pool, 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.