Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Paint in Woking

Location: Woking

Business area: Manufacturing

Department: Manufacturing Engineering

Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing Engineering, you will be responsible for leading a team of high performing Manufacturing Engineers in the delivery of planned and proven processes to cost and time constraints. Responsible for leading the manufacturing engineering function that supports all paint shop operations around the processing of carbon fibre bodies and associated components. This role ensures that paint processes are safe, stable, efficient, cost effective, and capable of delivering the required quality standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• HS&E compliance, process improvement.
• Process, tooling and equipment definition, validation, and implementation.
• OEE and HPC.
• Process Capability.
• Technical guidance.
• Resource management.
• Cost Management.
• Quality assurance ISO-9001 / IATF 16949.
• Lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers to be high performing individuals.
• Lead projects using lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Be up to date with the latest advancements in manufacturing technologies and automotive engineering, Industry 4.0.
• Work with maintenance to ensure paint equipment reliability and planned maintenance routines.
• Ensure all paint operations comply with EHS standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management, or suitable industry experience.
• Proven leadership background in manufacturing environment is essential, ideally automotive.
• Ability to understand risk and mitigate thorough analysis and factual data.
• Robust understanding and proven application of quality principles to encompass a variety of manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience with budgetary control and achievement of cost targets.
• A desire to digitally transform the manufacturing process through automation of equipment and AI system development to streamline processes and data collation.
• Ability to foster a positive team culture and drive high performance in others.
• Experience in developing and implementing improvements to optimise production efficiency and quality.
• Strong technical knowledge to ensure right decisions are made at the right time.

Personal attributes:

• Live the McLaren values.
• Highly motivated, resilient, and agile.
• Able to adapt your leadership style to influence and instruct accordingly.
• Data driven and process focussed.
• Dynamic, with the ability to respond to challenging situations in an innovative manner.
• Clear Communication Skills.
• Collaborator, quickly develop good working relationships / teamwork.
• Empower, and develop team members.
• Trustworthy. Build trust within your team, process partners, and wider organisation.
• Ability to think logically whilst ensuring day to day operation objectives are achieved.

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.