Car Part Prepper

Gi group are supporting McLaren automotive to recruit a car part prepper. This is an exciting opportunity with one of the worlds leading automotive manufacturers to become part of the team! If you have a background in car body work, prep or polish or paint spraying this could be the role for you.

Pay rates:

• £15.14 per hour up to 40 hours

• £22.72 per hour overtime rate after 40 hours and Saturdays

• £30.29 per hour overtime rate Sundays and Bank holidays

Working Monday to Friday with possible overtime available at weekends.

Working hours - 05:30am to 14:15pm

As a car part prepper you will be working as part of the paint shop team, reporting to the Team Leader/Group Leader at McLaren Automotive. You main duties will involve locating and collecting car parts from the warehouse area, moving to the paint shop and prepping using masking tape ready to be painted.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure all health and safety guidelines are adhered too, the build process (PES) is followed to build a supercar to the desired standard and to escalate any build issues to your leader within takt. Your contributions will be instrumental in achieving our ambitious goals as a company.

Principal accountabilities:

§ Understand and follow detailed process documents relating to the assembling of vehicles.

§ Ensure that your station operations on each vehicle are completed within takt and to a high standard.

§ Ability to escalate to your line manager any concerns that may be affecting the quality, cost or productivity of the vehicles being produced.

§ Ensure 5s within your work area in line with McLaren expectations.

§ Maintain standards set such as, using the uniform/ clothing provided.

§ Maintain a safe working environment for yourself and team members.

§ Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and safety standards is essential. The technician must always adhere to safety protocols.

§ Participate in continuous improvement activities as requested by your leader.

§ Flexibility is essential, as you could be asked to move to any area within the build process from Body assembly, General assembly (including sub assembly stations) or End of line.

Key skills:

§ 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 incentives.

Knowledge, skills & experience:

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

§ Knowledge within automotive sector would be a desirable.

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"

For more information, please apply online with your up to date CV.

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

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