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Manufacturing Engineering Technician – Body Assembly

On-site in the UK·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

McLaren Automotive

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Work mode: On-site, the UK
Holiday: 25 days holiday + bank holidays

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The role

Date posted

Monday, November 9, 2026

Department

Manufacturing Engineering

Working pattern

7:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday

What to Expect

You will be responsible for supporting the Manufacturing Engineering team in assuring and continuously improving adhesive and joining processes used within Body Assembly.

The role focuses on delivering a structured process validation approach, maintaining process stability, and supporting the resolution of quality-related issues within series production.

You will contribute to continuous improvement activities and support the development and refinement of manufacturing standards and processes.

What You'll Do

Principal accountabilities:

• Coordinate and support the execution of a defined process validation and assurance programme within Body Assembly, ensuring manufacturing processes perform in line with required standards in agreed schedule.

• Monitor and report on process performance, identifying variation, risks, and opportunities to improve quality and consistency.

• Own and maintain process-related data and reporting outputs, ensuring accurate documentation and traceability to support engineering and quality decision-making.

• Prepare detailed process validation reports, clearly documenting findings, evidence, deviations, and conclusions to support engineering decisions.

• Support the investigation and resolution of manufacturing and quality-related issues, contributing to root cause activities and implementation of corrective actions.

• Support cross-functional planning activities and work collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineering, Load planning, Production, and Quality teams to maintain stable and repeatable manufacturing processes.

• Contribute to the development and refinement of process standards, procedures, and work instructions, ensuring alignment with design intent and production requirements.

• Support the introduction and validation of new or modified processes, materials, and technologies into series production.

• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure processes and materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment and meet safety and quality requirements.

• Support corrective action management, including identification and implementation of process improvements to drive quality, efficiency, and consistency across Body Assembly operations.

• Ensure adherence to all health, safety, and environmental requirements within the working environment.

What else will you get involved in?

• Supporting process reviews and continuous improvement workshops

• Contributing to PFMEA and process control activities

• Supporting process documentation and standardisation

• Assisting with introduction of engineering changes into production

• Supporting training and knowledge sharing within the team

• Participation in cross-functional problem-solving activities

What You'll Bring

Knowledge, skills & experience:

• Experience within a manufacturing or assembly environment (automotive or similar desirable)

• Understanding of manufacturing processes and production environments

• Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting

• Ability to support structured problem solving and improvement activities

• Awareness of process assurance and quality control principles

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to defined standards

• Ability to work collaboratively across functions

Personal attributes:

• High attention to detail and commitment to quality standards

• Structured and methodical approach to tasks

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Proactive and improvement-focused mindset

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment

• Flexible and adaptable approach to changing priorities

• Provide clear and timely status updates to all stakeholders

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.