Continuous Improvement Industrial Placement

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CI Industrial Placement

Department: Continuous Improvement  

Reports To: Continuous Improvement Manager 

Do you want to be part of a diverse and inclusive team working together to create the next winning Formula 1 car and help Williams Racing return to the top of the constructors’ championship? 

Williams Racing is one of the world’s most iconic Formula One teams, renowned for our teamwork, respect, and engineering excellence. Based in rural Grove, Oxfordshire, we offer an exciting environment filled with driven, supportive, and ambitious individuals. At Williams, you’ll be supported by industry experts and have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies. Your work will directly impact our car's performance and contribute to the future success of Williams. 

About the Department: 

The Continuous Improvement team are focused on improving all processes across Operations and beyond. We work collaboratively with all teams with a focus on improvement and development to reduce time, cost and improve our quality overall. 

Role Overview: 

We are seeking a Continuous Improvement (CI) IP to champion and drive a culture of change across Operations with the support of the CI Team. Williams are currently undergoing an expansive Transformation and the CI team are at the heart of this change. This is a great opportunity to develop business understanding, understand our processes and learn techniques of how to improve our processes whilst being given great visibility across the organisation. 

Your Responsibilities: 

As the Continuous Improvement Industrial Placement post-holder at Williams, you will: 

• Participate in Lean health checks and go/no goes. 
• Perform workplace audits. 
• Recommend to management changes that can cut waste from operating procedures. 
• Demonstrate performance excellence behaviours within the business and champion performance excellence. 
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems. 
• Carry out time and motion studies to support productivity improvements. 
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them. 
• Gather data to demonstrate process improvement and base line current state. 
• Carry out process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements in line with company and customer requirements. 

Preferred Candidate Profile: 

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of the following: 

• Is self-aware, resilient, optimistic, and open to change.  
• Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings and has a collaborative approach to working with others.  
• Understanding manufacturing processes.  
• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.  
• Planning and prioritising activities.  
• Good communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.  
• Ability to work on own initiative. 

What Can Williams Offer You?

At Williams, we pride ourselves on offering more than just a job. We provide an environment where your contributions truly matter:

• Location: Our headquarters in Grove, Oxfordshire, spans a multi-acre complex with state-of-the-art facilities.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer a competitive holiday package, along with access to on-site amenities like a subsidized restaurant, free parking, and large green spaces for relaxation.
• Wellbeing: Enjoy our 24-hour on-site gym, along with free fitness classes such as outdoor bootcamps, Pilates, and yoga.
• Professional Growth: You’ll work with some of the most advanced technologies and brightest minds in motorsport.
• Community: Participate in staff events, open days, and more, fostering a strong sense of community.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing a supportive environment and are open to discussing reasonable job adjustments to support your application and employment.

Additional Information:

This job description is not exhaustive, and the successful candidate may be required to perform additional tasks that are reasonable and within their capabilities.

About Williams Racing

HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

We are on a long-term mission to return to the front of the grid and are looking for the brightest and best talent to help us get there.

At Williams we believe that our people and culture are the secret to success. Our legacy is built on pioneering, a passion for racing, working together to push the boundaries of cutting-edge technology and never giving up - dating right back to our inspirational founder Sir Frank Williams.

Now we are writing the next chapter under the technical leadership of Team Principal James Vowles, underpinned by our values of Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Resilience, and Accountability. Our diverse team of over 1,000 dedicated and determined racers is based at our technology campus in the heart of the UK's Motorsport Valley in rural Oxfordshire. Roles vary from designers and mechanics to machinists and marketers, cooks and cleaners to aerodynamicists and engineers - each one vital to our success.

We have a proud history of inspiring young minds and opening up paths into F1, right the way through from primary school to apprentices and university graduates. Join the next generation of innovators and winners at Williams or find out how a career in motorsport could work for you.

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