Composite Event Support Lead Technician in Milton Keynes

Red Bull Racing & Technology have an exciting opportunity for a Composite Event Support Lead Technician to join our well-established Composites team. Based in the heart of our innovative and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, our Lead Technician will support both event and factory activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and work with other Composite Event Support Technicians, Shift Leader and Team Leaders, as well as other supply chain leaders to understand the priorities and deadlines.
• Understand production plans to ensure delivery dates will be achieved and communicate any deviation from the plan.
• Responsible for the quality of parts produced, ensuring all appropriate processes are carried out, and that any deviations from specification are identified, and if possible corrected prior to progressing.
• Maintain a good communication channel with all shifts and departments to ensure work is transferred effectively through the company.
• Prioritise daily workloads to ensure utilisation is high and maximise productivity.
• Support Race, Test and Heritage events as required, taking the lead role to ensure workload is managed effectively.
• Direct technicians, enabling them to convert all specific operations to the highest possible standard.
• Provide support and back up for the Composite Event Support Shift Leader role, covering when they are absent, as the primary workshop contact for CES daily operations.
• Feedback via Production Engineering manufacturing improvement, cost or lead-time reduction suggestions.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive knowledge of Composite Assembly Manufacturing processes.
• Confident verbal and written communicator with the ability to follow achievable Objectives, Goals, Strategies & Measures.
• The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and process sheets.
• Ability to work in a high-pressured team environment and to be self-motivated to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly when additional shifts are required.
• Actively support the Apprentice and Junior training programme.
• Champion continuous improvement throughout the department.

Not only is this a fantastic Composite Event Support Technician position, but it is also a fantastic team to work with here at Red Bull Technology. A good salary is just the start; there are many other benefits too, such as our race bonus scheme, private health care cover, life assurance scheme, company-contributed pension scheme, on-site gym & fitness classes, and free daily food allowance. Above all, job satisfaction doesn’t get any better than the feeling of making a real contribution to our championship-winning grand prix cars.