Job Title
MPC Paint Technician
Ref #
53769
Date posted
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Manufacturing
Department
Paint Direct
Position level
6
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
5:30am - 2:15pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect

As a technician within production, specifically the paint shop, reporting to the Team Leader/Group Leader at McLaren Automotive, you will take on a role in ensuring the seamless and efficient operation within one of our paint Process areas, ensuring your paint process is delivered to a high standard. This may involve Load, unload, inspection of the panels or paint application. 

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure all health and safety guidelines are adhered to, the paint process (PES) is followed to ensure a smooth finish to our supercars and the desired standard is achieved. Any concerns to the finish of the panels are quickly escalated to your line manager.  Your contributions will be instrumental in achieving our ambitious goals as a company. 

 

What You'll Do

Key performance indicators:   

  • Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to meet business imperatives. 

  • Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. 

  • Practical problem-solving skills to support the team in reducing cost per car imperative. 


What You'll Bring


Essential Functional / Technical Skills 

- The understanding of processes/work instructions to deliver a consistent process. 

  • - The understanding of workplace safety risk assessments and their meaning. 

  • - Ability to make sound and logical decisions. 

  • - Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines 

  • - Proven experience and knowledge within paint application is essential. 

 

Personal Attributes / Competencies  

- High attention to detail and quality standards 

  • - Confident and professional always 

  • - Able to act under pressure with calmness, clarity of thought 

  • - Flexible approach to the working day if or when circumstances dictate 

  • - Good communicator 

  • - Punctual 

  • - Willing to learn and train others “can do attitude” 

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 4x your basic salary
  • 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 including market leading maternity leave
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
  • Friends and family day
  • Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars
  • Qualifying criteria applies

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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