Job Title
Change Control Coordinator
Ref #
58859
Date posted
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Quality
Department
Total Quality Management
Position level
5 - Supervisory / Professional​ - (L-14)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
Duration
24 month FTC
Working pattern
8:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect
This role is required to coordinate the McLaren Automotive temporary change process (Build Deviation Requests), which is applicable on changes to vehicle parts and associated production processes. The core objective of the role is to coordinate the necessary actions that are required to enable the implementation of controlled, temporary changes in-line with vehicle production plans. The changes targeted are those that are the best-balanced solution to improving quality, delivery time and cost of McLaren Automotive products.
What You'll Do
  • Assess the quality of Build Deviation Requests (BDRs) and issue for approvals to ensure intent/proposed change is suitable
  • Coordinate the required stakeholder approvals for (BDRs) in a timely manner to prevent back-log of BDRs and to ensure change is implemented in time for the target production cars
  • Administer and facilitate BDRs through the SAP workflow system to enable downstream approvals and implementation of the changes
  • Create and distribute approver reports and process performance indicators to encourage timely approvals
  • Support the application and understanding of temporary changes to a production zone in person through attendance of zone reviews to minimise disruption to production
  • Drive improvements to the PCM processes through process expertise and awareness of issues / inefficiencies

What You'll Bring
Business Knowledge
  • Awareness of the automotive production process including manufacture and logistics is desirable
  • Knowledge of vehicle product development life-cycles including prototype build phases is desirable
  • Knowledge of automotive parts and McLaren products advantageous
Essential Functional / Technical Skills
  • Degree of technical/analytical nature required or specific change control experience
  • Experience of using SAP advantageous
  • Experience of indirect stakeholder and workflow coordination
  • IT skills (MS Office)
  • Power BI
  • Personal Attributes / Competencies
  • University Graduate is preferred
  • Effective communicator and a team player
  • Able to communicate effectively at all working levels
  • Have structured logical and analytical approach
  • Strong character and self-motivated to deliver excellence
  • Able to manage own workload and effectively coordinate the BDR workload within the team
  • Delivery focussed - with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery
  • Process driven for continuous improvement
  • Keen/ambitious for personal development and learning
  • Capable of representing a world class automotive brand

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. 

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