Lead Composite Laminating Team – High-Performance Shift

McLaren Racing Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing Ltd is seeking a skilled Laminating Shift Lead to steer a high-performing team on the shop floor. You’ll own end-to-end shift operations, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain safety standards while driving quality in every component.

You will coordinate with Project Management, manage data capture and routing, lead briefings, and foster continuous improvement and digitalisation in the laminating department.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in composite laminating and laminating technologies.
• Proven leadership on a production shop floor.
• Experience with quality processes and ply sign-off.
• Ability to read technical drawings and extract data.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of composite technologists on shift.
• Own shift operations end-to-end, safely delivering to spec.
• Coordinate work with Project Management to meet targets.
• Maintain shop floor data capture and route card completion.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration for smooth flow of components.
• Oversee health & safety compliance including COSHH.
• Run team briefings and communicate priorities across shifts.
• Monitor attendance and holidays, maintain high-performance culture.
• Support continuous improvement and digitalisation in laminating.
• Escalate shift issues to Senior Manager, Composite Laminating.

Skills

Composite laminating

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Drawing interpretation

Data capture systems

MS Office

Job description

McLaren Racing Ltd is seeking a skilled Laminating Shift Lead to steer a high-performing team on the shop floor. You’ll own end-to-end shift operations, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain safety standards while driving quality in every component.

You will coordinate with Project Management, manage data capture and routing, lead briefings, and foster continuous improvement and digitalisation in the laminating department.