Composite Machining Support Technician

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in motorsport is looking for a motivated individual to support the Composite Machining department. You'll play a key role in ensuring maximum efficiency and throughput while handling various materials and tasks. Ideal for those who thrive in dynamic, hands-on environments with a commitment to quality and teamwork.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car schemes

Life insurance

Generous pension contributions

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a hands-on and physical manner.
• Good communication skills and positive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to manage own workload.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations in the Composite Machining department.
• De-tab and polish metallic moulds, manage material stock.
• Adhere to health and safety legislation.

Skills

Hands-on skills

Methodical working

Communication skills

Proactive problem solving

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Team player

Creativity

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04.06.2025

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19.07.2025

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Job Description:

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

To support, aid and assist in the day to day running of the Composite Machining department, ensuring maximum efficiency and constant throughput across the department.

Principal Accountabilities:

De-tabbing of rohacells and inserts, polishing metallic moulds, and assembling them as required

Hand finishing of patterns, liaising with team leaders, inspection and other departments to ensure the required finish is achieved

Management of the department’s raw material stock, including various metals, tooling board, foams and plastics

Ensuring stock levels of bushes, bolts and all other consumable components across the department

Preparing tooling block, metal, foam and all other materials for machining, working to a list or to ad hoc requests

Support of TPM, department cleanliness and housekeeping in the workplace will be required

Loading and unloading material and completed components from CNC machines

To be aware of and adhere to, health and safety legislation as it applies in the workplace to ensure we are always operating in the safest manner possible

Job requirements

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

The ability to work in a hands-on and on occasions very physical manner

Having the ability to work methodically through a set of defined tasks

Good communication skills - uses accurate and clear communication and demonstrates when information is understood

Has a positive approach to situations and proactive when it comes to problem solving

Comfortable to work under instruction, but also has the ability to work under their own volition and to manage their own workload

Personal Attributes:

A high level of flexibility to adapt as required to work priorities within the department

Proactive, self-motivated and uses initiative, looks for the next task and offers solutions to problems

Consistently strives for excellence in quality, performance and output and operates with a high attention to detail in all aspects

Team player – supports other team members, department strategies and processes, pushing to improve operations at all times

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

Leads by example, driven to make the department the best it can be

Confident and calm – can set and manage expectations and can remain calm under pressure, maintaining pragmatism and rationality at all times

Problem solving – creativity and lateral thinking

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.