McLaren Product Audit Manager in Woking

At McLaren, quality is never an afterthought. It is engineered into every detail, every process and every vehicle that leaves our Production Centre. As MPA Manager, you'll lead the team that represents the ultimate voice of the customer within our manufacturing operation. You'll shape how we assess, measure and improve vehicle quality across current and future programmes, ensuring every McLaren meets the standards our customers expect and our brand demands. Reporting to the Vehicle Line Quality Director, you'll have the autonomy to build capability within the team, influence senior stakeholders and drive quality performance across the business.

This is a highly visible leadership role with exposure across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Aftersales and Programme teams, with opportunities to present at senior leadership level and play a key role in shaping the quality narrative of the business.

What You'll Do

• Lead, develop and inspire the Product Audit team, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure robust product quality validation through the planning and execution of static and dynamic vehicle audits across all build phases.
• Champion the voice of the customer, using quality data and direct customer feedback to identify opportunities and drive meaningful improvements.
• Define and implement the MPA quality strategy, aligning short, medium and long-term priorities with wider business objectives.
• Drive consistency and best practice across audit methods, standards and measurement processes, ensuring alignment throughout the organisation.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Aftersales and Warranty teams to resolve customer concerns and improve vehicle quality.
• Lead reviews of key customer quality issues, ensuring effective containment and long-term corrective action plans are in place.
• Build credibility and influence across the business, championing quality at every level and helping shape decision-making across programmes.
• Promote a strong Health & Safety culture and lead by example in everything you do.

What You'll Bring

• Experience within Quality Engineering, Aftersales, Warranty or a related quality-focused environment. Automotive experience is beneficial, but not essential.
• Previous leadership experience, with a proven ability to develop teams and deliver results through others.
• A degree in Engineering, or an equivalent qualification or level of experience.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing, production or prototype build processes.
• Confidence working across functions and influencing stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear actions.
• A naturally curious mindset, strong analytical capability and the resilience to navigate challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Integrity, self-motivation and a relentless drive to raise standards and deliver continuous improvement.

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.