General Assembly & End‑of‑Line Manufacturing Lead

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance

Sabbatical option

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Ltd seeks a senior Manufacturing Engineering leader to drive General Assembly, sub-assembly and End of Line engineering from concept through industrialisation and buy-off. You will deploy strategy, set standards, govern programmes and ensure safe, high-quality, on-time delivery across multiple vehicle projects.

We expect deep GA/EOL knowledge, strong cross-functional leadership, and a track record of building capability, delivering improvements in launch readiness, cost and

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional expertise in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management or related discipline.
• Senior-level experience leading Manufacturing Engineering across General Assembly, sub-assembly, End of Line and new-model introduction environments.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams and building organisational capability and development.
• Deep knowledge of General Assembly and End of Line strategies, processes, facilities and standards.
• Experience translating strategy into a multi-year functional roadmap and delivering improvements in launch readiness, cost, quality, safety, throughput and efficiency.
• Experience exercising delegated authority over standards, processes, resources, suppliers and launch readiness.
• Technical judgement to integrate engineering, commercial and operational evidence and balance trade-offs.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and negotiate with suppliers/external partners.
• Experience governing manufacturing systems, equipment, facilities and core documentation.
• Strong problem-solving using DMAIC and quality tools; ability to resolve non-routine manufacturing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safe working environment and ensure decisions meet safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead General Assembly, sub-assembly and End of Line manufacturing engineering from concept through industrialisation and buy-off.
• Own strategy deployment, governance, standards and assurance for all assigned vehicle programmes.
• Hold accountability for readiness and validation across programmes; ensure gates, start-of-production timing and first-time quality.
• Lead a multidisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering team and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Shape organisation design, capability plan, succession and development priorities.
• Lead resolution of complex manufacturing challenges involving new technologies and multiple programmes.
• Drive improvements in launch performance, efficiency, safety and throughput.
• Develop and deliver the GA and End of Line roadmap aligned with strategy and business plan.
• Set technical standards and priorities within budgets and parameters.
• Influence senior stakeholders across functions and manage supplier/external partner relations.
• Control budgets and resources, ensuring governance and value delivery.
• Deliver milestones and customer-ready release while building sustainable capability.

Skills

Manufacturing Leadership

General Assembly

End of Line

Team Leadership

Strategic Roadmap

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Technical Governance

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

McLaren Automotive Ltd seeks a senior Manufacturing Engineering leader to drive General Assembly, sub-assembly and End of Line engineering from concept through industrialisation and buy-off. You will deploy strategy, set standards, govern programmes and ensure safe, high-quality, on-time delivery across multiple vehicle projects.

We expect deep GA/EOL knowledge, strong cross-functional leadership, and a track record of building capability, delivering improvements in launch readiness, cost and