Trainee, Sea Freight and Infrastructure

**Purpose of the Role**:
To participate in the build and presentation of the garage environment, associated support equipment and individual car parts, both at and away from the McLaren Technology Centre. The role may consist of unsociable hours often at short notice during high load periods and will involve time away from home and extensive travel; as such the trainee, should show flexibility in their approach. The trainee will also be required to carry out security duties.

**Role Dimensions**:
Reporting to Sea Freight and Infrastructure, Team Leaders and Manager.

Race Team, Event support and security.

Hours to be worked as and when required. Travel will be required.

**Principal Accountabilities**:

- The trainee role is purposefully varied and will include practical hands on duties that requires a level of mechanical / electrical / IT aptitude along with a willingness to learn on the job.
- The trainee should show a high level of detail to their work and be able to communicate precisely and effectively.
- Training programmes will be created and implemented to ensure the trainee receives exposure to each area that involves the support crew, sea freight, air freight.
- The trainee should have the ability to absorb information and follow instruction.
- The trainee will be required to ensure that security duties are fulfilled, and company IP is protected.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:

- Experience of delivering quality under extremely tight and demanding deadlines with conflicting priorities.
- Experience of working in a highly technical environment.
- Ability to contribute to component fault diagnosis process.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

**Personal Attributes**:

- A drive and commitment to continuous improvement in their approach to work
- Eager to learn and develop new skills
- Able to work within a team environment and be supportive of others
- Excellent communication skill
- Able to undertake work that requires physical strength and stamina
- Demonstrates the ability to work effectively when under pressure in time limited situations
- Can build effective relationships and have to ability to adapt to different department environments

**What McLaren can offer?**

We strive to provide a fun, innovative, collaborative and open culture where everyone’s input is welcome, and everyone feels part of our achievements. We work hard to create a culture of continuous improvement and support this with a proactive approach to management and personal development.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre on the edge of Woking. Our large campus includes a gym, swimming pool, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park land. MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 32min train ride.

We encourage hybrid working patterns to give you options to balance your home life and hobbies with your work, and offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.