PR/Marketing Car Technician in Cockermouth

M‑Sport UK is a world‑leading motorsport company, responsible for designing, building, and running rally cars at the highest level of global competition. From the Dakar Rally to the World Rally Championship, our success is driven by the passionate commitment and expertise of our people.

We are now seeking a PR/Marketing Car Technician to support the maintenance, assembly, preparation and deployment of show cars and heritage rally cars across our Rally Raid (Raptor T1+), Rally1 (Puma), and Rally2 (Fiesta) programmes. This role plays a key part in ensuring our show cars represent M‑Sport to the highest standard at events, exhibitions, customer engagements, and promotional activities.

The role and responsibilities include:

• Prepare, build, maintain and refresh show cars and heritage rally cars to an exceptional visual and mechanical standard.
• Assemble and strip vehicles for shows, displays, and promotional events.
• Ensure all vehicles are presented clean, complete, safe, and in correct specification.
• Manage the deployment of show cars, including packing, loading, and unloading.
• Carry out basic mechanical assembly and fitting of components across Raptor, Puma, and Fiesta platforms.
• Inspect vehicles before and after events, reporting and rectifying any damage or wear.
• Maintain accurate records of vehicle condition, parts usage, and build specification.
• Support heritage vehicle upkeep, preservation, and light recommissioning.
• Work closely with technical departments, marketing, transport and management teams to meet project requirements.

We’re looking for a self‑motivated team player with a positive and enthusiastic attitude. The ideal candidate will be:

• Strong mechanical knowledge across suspension, brakes, drivetrain, and electrical systems.
• Experience working on performance road cars, race cars, or motorsport projects.
• High attention to detail and pride in presentation quality.
• Organised, reliable, and able to manage multiple vehicles and deadlines.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to working hours, with travel to events.
• Confident communicator who can talk with guests and clients.

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience as a no.1 or no.2 motorsport technician is preferred.

Operating a flourishing global motorsport business with state‑of‑the‑art facilities at home and winning performances around the globe, M‑Sport UK provide the engineering expertise behind an award‑winning range of competition cars and has become an industry leader with success across some of the industry’s most acclaimed motorsport series. The drive to deliver championship‑winning machinery is what excites and strengthens our technical team; and our highly skilled team of Technicians and Engineers work closely through each phase of development to deliver maximum performance on the world stage. We love what we do, and passion drives our success.

Situated on the edge of the English Lake District National Park, M‑Sport UK is unique in offering the fast‑paced, high‑octane, adrenaline‑fuelled action expected from a career in International Motorsport mere minutes from the tranquillity of the Lakeland fells and all they have to offer in terms of recreation and wellbeing. We also offer a range of employee benefits including: life assurance, a flexible working day, company contributed pension scheme, discounted gym membership, discount reward scheme, cycle to work scheme, company healthcare plan, long service awards, and an employee assistance programme. As well as a dedicated Work Culture Team with regular meetings, competitions and activities.