The company:
Williams’ core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world's leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977 and is now moving into an exciting era under new ownership defined by relentless innovation and living sustainable performance in every dimension.
Job Title: Operations Graduate Department: Operations About the Department: The Operations department is responsible for the programme management, manufacture and delivery of our Formula 1 cars to our customer, the Race Team. The functional departments within the Operations team work together to ensure that car components are manufactured/supplied to the right specification, quality and delivered on time to be transported to the Race Team. Role Overview: As a Operations Graduate, you’ll will rotate through the various operations management functions, which include but are not limited to; Programme Management, Operations Planning, Procurement, and Inventory and Logistics. This role offers a unique opportunity to see all aspects of the Operations Management function and to have a real impact on change and improvement activities. You will work with and learn from talented and experienced team members, seeing what it takes to get a car to the racetrack and experiencing the thrill of playing a part in getting it there. Your Responsibilities: As a Operations Graduate at Williams, you will: • Assist with planning and scheduling processes and activities. • Perform daily tasks such as data gathering, system data updates and analysis. • Collaborate with various departments to support manufacturing delivery. • Participate in and support continuous improvement projects. • Carry out process mapping. • Support Operations Management activities, such as KPI development and Business Cases. Preferred Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate will have: • Effective communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with others. • Ability to work independently and with a 'can-do' attitude. • Good organisation skills and the ability to work to deadlines. • Logical and analytical approach to work. • Good problem-solving skills. • STEM related degree. • Experience of working with business systems. • Solid experience of working with Microsoft packages (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point). Share Point and Power BI experience is advantageous. • Manufacturing/Operations experience through internships or personal projects (highly desirable).
What can Williams offer?
The Williams Group is based in multi acre complex located in Grove, Oxfordshire. The Williams Group offers a competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes. We have an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use. Aside from these benefits we can offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a based just 30 mins from Oxford City Centre by bus.
Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments