For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name. 

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

Role Purpose (Job Profile):     

Support the manager in the day to day running of the programming team by providing technical expertise and critical thinking to achieve production and quality targets. 

Main Duties: 

• Attend daily OPM’s and prioritise tasks and outstanding actions.  

• Monitor and check component quality.  

• Monitor productivity and resources to optimise asset utilisation and reduce lead-times.  

• Ensure department adherence to business-critical process data capture requirements across all Atlassian Williams systems, such as the Time-Evaluation System (TES) and the Manufacturing Execution System (MESTEC). 

• Ensure day-to-day targets and priorities are understood by the team to drive a collective delivery strategy. 

• Ensure accurate shift handover notes.  

• Monitor NCR’s and implement robust changes to reduce our NCR rate / address root causes.  

• Collaborate with design engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration of CAM solutions. 

• Monitor KPI’s for productivity within the department and enact measures as required to achieve.  

• Ensure all shift personnel are proficient in the use of production supporting hardware and software packages to support full process adherence and data capture.  

• Strong Understanding and knowledge of CAM Software NX 

• Program/Production Engineer manufacturing solutions using NX CAM and VERICUT Software. 

• Stay up to date with the latest developments in CAM software and technologies and implement necessary changes. 

Key Accountabilities: 

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:  

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same. 

• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations. 

• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department. 

• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation. 

• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance. 

Core Competencies: 

• Commitment to create a culture of excellence, continual improvement, and collective mindset to deliver the business vision, mission and strategy.  

• Ability to lead and develop programmers, machinist and manufacturing engineers in best practice.  

• Strong interpersonal skills to manage high-pressure decision-making under tight deadlines.  

• Ability to reprioritise production based on race updates / demand.  

• Expert in NX CAM and VERICUT simulation software 

• Ability to train other in CAM principles. 

Qualifications and Experience Level: 

• Be technically knowledgeable of manufacturing processes and methods. 

• Strong understanding of complex NX CAM and VERICUT. 

• Experience in linking design intent to manufacturability, ensuring “right first time” machining.  

• Experience in managing a team is desirable.  
   

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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.