CNC Programmer/Machinist

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join McLaren Racing as a CNC Machinist, where your skills will contribute to the production of high-quality components for racing cars. In this role, you will be programming multi-axis machines, ensuring precise engineering is at the forefront of our innovative team. This position is ideal for an energetic and motivated individual with a dedication to crafting excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car schemes

Life insurance

Generous pension contributions

Access to gym facilities

Restaurant on site

Qualifications

• Experienced craftsperson with a proven track record.
• Experience in a motorsport or aerospace environment.
• Familiar with control systems like Mazatrol, Heidenhain, or Fanuc.

Responsibilities

• Programming, setting, and operating multi-axis machines.
• Diligent inspection of parts to ensure high quality.
• Maintaining programs and tooling records for components produced.

Skills

Machining small batch precision components

Programming using Edgecam

Setting and operating multi-axis machine tools

Education

Recognised level 3 apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

Edgecam

OPENMIND CAM

Job description

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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:

You will be part of a large team of skilled machinists working at pace to deliver high-quality CNC programmes and precision engineered metallic components, driving performance on track throughout the season. During the build season you will be responsible for programming, setting, and operating multi-axis machines to produce and inspect complex parts with diligence, playing your part in the demanding task of building a new race car. You will use your skills and experience in programming and on CNC machining centres to manufacture car components, pit equipment and parts for our Heritage cars. McLaren has a formidable history – come and be part of our future success!

Role Dimensions:

Reporting to the Machining Team Leader(s) and or Shift Lead(s), it is your responsibility to deliver high-quality programmes and components on time and in full whilst working to best practice and embracing continuous improvement to meet the overarching strategic vision for the department. The role demands a skilled, diligent, and agile person that works well as part of the team and is target driven.

Principal Accountabilities:

Create Programmes and machine components with respect to best practice using the supplied drawings and CAD files

Maintain programmes and tooling records for all components produced

Support our leadership team and Manufacturing Engineers to maximise the efficient running of all machine tools

Responsible for diligent inspection of parts to ensure the highest quality

Maintain a shift handover record with other shift-based employees in the machine shop

To be aware of health and safety legislation and contribute positively to safety standards in the workshop

Job requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

Must be an experienced craftsperson with a proven track record, supported with a recognised level 3 apprenticeship or equivalent

Previous experience of machining small batch precision components, preferably in a motorsport, aerospace, or similar demanding environment

Experience of programming using Edgecam or OPENMIND CAM software, preferably with experience of virtual machine or another simulation tool

Extensive experience of setting and operating multi-axis machine tools driven by any of the following control systems; Mazatrol, Heidenhain or Fanuc

Personal Attributes:

Able to adopt a professional and mature attitude to work and other people

Energetic, enthusiastic, and highly self-motivated

Proactive approach to improving the way we work

Able to remain composed and professional under pressure

Team player – supports other team members, department strategies and processes as a whole

Determined – results focused, driven to do the very best possible

Respectful

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.

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Created on 04/07/2025 by JR United Kingdom