Lead Manufacturing Assembly Technician

Red Bull Racing Formula One Team, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, GB

About the role

At Red Bull Technology, we relentlessly push the limits in our pursuit of victory. Innovation, bold ideas, and fearless ambition drive everything we do. We challenge convention, take risks, and never settle—because being the best means never standing still. If you thrive on performance, creativity, and the determination to win, it’s time to be fearlessly Red Bull.

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Manufacturing Assembly Technician to join our Manufacturing team within Jig Management. This role is suited to an experienced technician who takes pride in precision workmanship, can support day-to-day workshop priorities, and is confident guiding others in a fast-paced, high-performance engineering environment.

Working closely with Production Control, Production Engineering, Quality, Design, Machining, Manufacturing Engineering, and Stores, you will help ensure jigs, fixtures, tooling, and assembly support items are built, inspected, maintained, and delivered to the required quality and timing standards.

What you will be doing

Provide hands-on leadership within Jig Management, setting high standards for build quality, inspection discipline, safe working practices, professionalism, and delivery performance.

Build, inspect, rework, and support jigs, fixtures, tooling, and assembly support items to the required quality and delivery standards.

Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, build requirements, and inspection criteria to ensure work is completed right first time.

Coordinate daily jig build, inspection, repair, and support activities in line with Production Control priorities and manufacturing programme requirements.

Identify, investigate, contain, and escalate jig, fixture, and tooling issues, helping to resolve problems quickly and prevent recurrence.

Provide day-to-day technical guidance, coaching, and support to technicians, helping develop team capability and maintain high-performance standards.

Contribute to Continuous Improvement activity, identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, efficiency, and waste reduction.

What we are looking for

Extensive experience in mechanical assembly, jig build, tooling, fixture manufacture, or a similar precision engineering environment.

Ability to interpret and work from engineering drawings, technical specifications, and inspection requirements.

Strong practical problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve manufacturing, tooling, and quality issues.

Experience working to demanding production schedules while maintaining excellent quality and safety standards.

Previous experience in a lead technician, senior technician, team leader, or supervisory capacity would be advantageous.

Knowledge of jig and fixture inspection, dimensional verification, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or high-performance manufacturing environments would be beneficial.

About you

You will be a practical, proactive, and quality-focused technician who enjoys working directly in the workshop. You will be comfortable balancing hands-on delivery with supporting others, communicating clearly across teams, and driving a disciplined approach to safety, quality, and delivery.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a technically demanding manufacturing environment where precision, teamwork, and continuous improvement are critical to success. You will contribute directly to the performance of the Manufacturing function while helping shape the standards, capability, and delivery of the Jig Management team.

At Red Bull Technology, we don’t just compete—we innovate, disrupt, and push beyond the limits of performance. We are driven by relentless ambition, cutting-edge technology, and the determination to win at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do, and we thrive on trust, creativity, and bold ideas. Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy:

- Bonus scheme - Private healthcare - A pension scheme - On-site gym - Free daily food allowance - And many more!

If you want to be part of a championship-winning team shaping the future of F1, apply now.

At Red Bull Racing & Technology, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We celebrate every success — together — and know that trust and collaboration are what drive us forward as one team.

We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive, no matter their background or identity. Diversity fuels creativity, and inclusion unlocks potential. That’s why we actively foster a culture where you can bring your full self to work, feel you belong, and be part of something extraordinary.