Senior Paint Technician - MPC

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Ltd is seeking a diligent Logistics professional to support the production supply chain within our advanced manufacturing environment. You will coordinate deliveries, manage stock accuracy, and work closely with Warehouse, Quality, and Expediter teams to ensure timely parts availability for model builds.

You will also monitor health and safety standards, improve housekeeping, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Detailed working understanding of Logistics and associated up and down stream processes.
• Previous manufacturing experience, especially automotive serial production.
• Numerate, good communicators, IT literate with experience of using MRP, warehousing systems and SAP.
• MHE trained with up to date certification.
• Development and experience of key performance indicators.
• Root cause analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage adherence to delivery schedules in line with production requirements, supplier lead times, and warehousing capacities.
• Shift patterns: 05:30 am – 13:45pm and 15:00pm - 23:15pm.
• Continuously address potential or actual shortages via the Hot Parts list.
• Participate in Policy Deployment.
• Liaise with Warehouse, Quality and Expediter teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Minimise warehouse stock outs through clear deck policy management.
• Ensure health and safety standards are achieved and promote safety responsibility.
• Review and improve the working environment through housekeeping standards.
• Follow standard operating procedures and pursue elimination of waste via continuous improvement tools.
• Ensure inbound freight is managed and accounted for.
• PI – Stock Accuracy.
• Ensure discrepancies are dealt with swiftly and resolutely.
• Issue parts to Production on time; collect empty kanban boxes for replenishment.
• Liaise with Production to keep lines running and respond to shortages quickly.
• Capture and communicate issues to relevant departments and escalate as needed.
• Be responsible for Health and Safety policy within the area.
• Monitor lineside stock accuracy and resolve issues.
• Be responsible for relevant KPIs.

Skills

Logistics knowledge

Manufacturing experience

Numerate

Good communicators

IT literate

MHE training

KPI experience

Root cause analysis

Tools

MRP systems

SAP

Job description

What to Expect

Supporting the Logistics department, you will work with personnel from both MTC and MPC. You shall also deal with external customers as part of our daily business.

Stores functions, Quality, Transport drivers and Production to ensure material requirements for all model builds are satisfied in a timely and accurate manner.

What You'll Do

• Managing adherence to delivery schedules in line with production requirements, supplier lead times, and warehousing capacities
• Shift patterns: 05:30 am – 13:45pm and 15:00pm - 23:15pm
• Continuously being aware of, and pro-actively addressing potential or actual shortages via the Hot Parts list.
• Participating in Policy Deployment
• Close liaison with other disciplines within the logisticsorganisation, as well as other departments especially Warehouse, Quality and Expediter teams
• Minimisingwarehouse stock out’s through the management of a clear deck policy
• Effective Communication
• Ensure health and safety standards are achieved on an ongoing basis and actively promote individual responsibility for health and safety
• Review, improve and administer the operating environment through establishing and maintaining housekeeping standards
• Follow standard operating procedures and actively pursue the elimination of waste through the application of continuous improvement tools and techniques
• Ensuring all inbound freight is managed and accounted for into the business
• PI –Stock Accuracy
• Ensuring all discrepancies are dealt with swiftly and resolutely
• To issue parts to the Production line on time, and collection of empty stillages/kanbanboxes to be returned to stores for replenishment
• To liaise with Production to ensure continued running of line, to respond to any queries regarding lineside shortages and replacement parts quickly and efficiently
• Ensure issues are captured and communicated to the relevant department, and to elevate accordingly
• Be responsible for all Health and Safety policy within the area, ensuring Health and Safety reps are advised of any issues
• To constantly monitor lineside stock accuracy, and resolve issues where necessary
• To be responsible for relevant KPI`s as advised

What You'll Bring

• Detailed working understanding of Logistics and associated up and down stream processes
• Previous experience within the manufacturing industry, especially automotive serial production
• Applicants should be numerate, good communicators, IT literate with experience of using MRP, warehousing systems and SAP
• MHE trained with up to date certification
• Development and experience of key performance indicators
• RCA of discrepancies

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don't simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.