Garage Technician
Brackley, UK
At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.
Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.
Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.
The role:
An exciting vacancy has arisen for a Garage Technician to join the Race Team. Reporting to the Head of Race Team Logistics, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the teams race & test program.
Responsibilities will include:
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Supporting the race team at oversea and European race and test events with garage build, sea freight and air freight activities.
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Ensuring the safe and efficient loading and re-stocking of the Race Team Transporters.
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Loading of air freight and sea freight containers.
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Day to Day duties within the Race Team garage, giving support as and where required.
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Assisting and running of an intense tyre program.
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Maintaining the Race Team trucks, Air freight equipment and sea freight stillages.
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Supplying full factory support as and when required.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will have a proven knowledge of working within the tyre department of a race team, having worked with captive wheel nuts, tyre blankets and F1 tyre processes.
You will be required to travel to race, test and demo events worldwide spending a considerable amount of time away from home, including weekends.
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Experienced member of a motorsport pit crew.
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Experience in transporting F1 equipment, including race cars.
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A valid and clean C + E license and up to date CPC would be required along with comprehensive knowledge of HGV driving hours and rules.
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Flexibility in hours and approach is required, along with a ‘can do’, ‘team playing’ attitude.
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Good verbal and written communication skills are very important.
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The ability to work under minimal supervision to strict deadlines and in a professional manner is essential.
Benefits:
Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.
We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment, employee well-being programme and offer flexible working opportunities.
Why us:
At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.
Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.
Your application:
We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please note if you would like to include a cover letter please upload it with your CV as one PDF document.