Production Steering Lead - Lean & Continuous Improvement

McLaren Racing; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday and bank holidays

Enhanced company pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical opportunity

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Production Steering Manager to lead and oversee world-class operational strategies within our manufacturing division. You will optimise processes, drive productivity, and improve quality across the McLaren Production Centre, coordinating with production planning, manufacturing, finance and supply chain.

You will champion continuous improvement, implement advanced manufacturing technologies and ensure milestones are met through effective planning, budgeting, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management or suitable industry experience.
• Extensive experience in manufacturing / production launch environments.
• Experience with low volume high-cost product manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SAP PP/ ME would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor hours per car across manufacturing processes and drive improvement initiatives.
• Report headcount allocation across manufacturing lines and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Investigate and introduce technology to support production modelling and scenario planning.
• Lead options for next generation of manufacturing and quality execution systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to achieve World Class manufacturing.
• Lead projects through planning, execution and delivery, managing budgets and stakeholders.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional leadership

Production launch experience

Data-driven

Education

Degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality

Tools

SAP PP/ME

Job description

McLaren Automotive is seeking a Production Steering Manager to lead and oversee world-class operational strategies within our manufacturing division. You will optimise processes, drive productivity, and improve quality across the McLaren Production Centre, coordinating with production planning, manufacturing, finance and supply chain.

You will champion continuous improvement, implement advanced manufacturing technologies and ensure milestones are met through effective planning, budgeting, and