Chief Mechanic - Motorsport
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Posted: January 30, 2026
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Quick Summary
We are looking for a Chief Mechanic to lead the day-to-day workshop operations, manage workflows, and ensure excellent reliability, parity, and presentation across the fleet.
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Job Description
At FAT Karting League, our mission is to make motorsport truly accessible — achieving mass participation by radically lowering the barriers to entry. We’re building the future of racing, and we need exceptional mechanics to help us get there. We are now looking for a Chief Mechanic to take charge of day-to-day workshop operations, managing workflows and ensuring all karts are prepared and maintained to the highest professional standard. At events, you’ll lead the team of mechanics, coordinate turnaround periods, and ensure excellent reliability, parity, and presentation across the fleet.
This is a role for someone who takes pride in precision, thrives under pressure, and brings a genuine passion for motorsport and technical excellence. You’ll be central to ensuring that every kart we run reflects the quality and ambition of our mission to change motorsport.
Based at our Oxfordshire facility, with some weekend travel to UK kart circuits, you’ll play a vital role in preparing, maintaining, and running our fleet of high-performance electric race karts. From the race bays to the race paddock, you’ll ensure every kart delivers outstanding reliability, parity, and presentation — reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence.
If you’re a skilled, motivated mechanic who thrives under pressure and takes pride in elite-level race vehicle preparation, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
• Lead, motivate, and develop a team of mechanics.
• Oversee and perform build, maintenance, preparation, and repairs of electric karts.
• Organise the workshop to ensure efficient workflows, safety, and high presentation standards.
• Plan and deliver factory turnaround schedules between events.
• Manage technical operations during race weekends.
• Monitor and report fleet performance against KPIs for reliability, parity, and presentation.
• Manage workshop and fleet budgets, drive cost efficiencies, and maintain stock control.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement in workshop and event delivery.
• Work with global operations team and play a key role is disseminating best practice across all hubs