Manufacturing Manager
Full Time – On site
Derby
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
You will lead, inspire and coach a broader team of functional leaders within a defined manufacturing plant or business. Accountable for ensuring that customer commitments are met in full, measured against agreed HSE, quality, cost, delivery, people and responsiveness standards Key Accountabilities.
Key Accountabilities
HSE - Accountable for achieving the Zero Harm plan for the plant. Ensuring full compliance to health, safety and environmental standards. Responsible for the delivery of the HSE strategic plan. Actively involves all the plant in well being activities
PRODUCT SAFETY - Accountable for ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with the required standard to ensure conformance to the engineering specification, and for promoting a product safety culture in the organisation
QUALITY - Drive and deploy the strategic plan for Zero Defects for the plant. Ensure cross-functional teams integrate to reduce risk and drive right first time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company legislative and technical policies and standards
COST - Develop agreed operational and financial budgets for the facility and monitor and control the performance to ensure the budget is met
DELIVERY - Develop and execute an effective load and capacity planning regime, balancing near and long term planning horizons in line with strategy. Manage plant bottlenecks and constraints to achieve flow through the plant. Drive plant inventory targets and eliminate slow moving WIP
PEOPLE - Ensure that plant leadership cross functional team members receive training, coaching and development in order to carry out their roles effectively. Ensure that robust people plans (succession, recruitment pipeline) are in place for key roles in the business. Drive plant flexibility by optimising training plans across the plant
LEAN - Ensure that relevant Production System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained within the business in support of performance objectives. Coach the cross functional team to continuously improve. Ensures the seeking and sharing of best practice internally and externally
LEAD - Inspire the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching and the demonstration of lean leadership behaviours. Motivate, delegate and empower team members to act and make their own decisions
RISK & BUSINESS CONTINUITY - Ensure that potential threats to the objectives of the plant are regularly and clearly identified, assessed and managed to acceptable levels, and that effective controls are maintained to keep threats at those residual levels. Ensure that robust Business Continuity Plans are in place for all key resources (including e.g. building & infrastructure, equipment, input materials, IT, people) and are refreshed and tested regularly
MANUFACTURING SERVICES - Optimises the performance of manufacturing assets in order to maximise facility productivity and meet current and future customer demand
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING - Understand and lead the deployment and use of digital systems and processes to improve product cost, quality and performance. Be competent in the use of the tools to manage area and people performance and leads compliance to digital standards and processes. Ensures business strategy aligns to RR digital manufacturing standards and strategy. Communicate to the plant leadership team using digital tools, and able to communicate digital strategy and use of innovative technology
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING - Facilitate the development and operation of the manufacturing engineering processes (Capability Acquisition, Product Introduction & Continuous Improvement) within the facility
Key Experiences and Qualifications
Has Company wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working
Held significant manufacturing roles across a range of relevant functional areas, demonstrating breadth of experience and of implementing change at pace
Has a proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favourable and unfavourable conditions, utilising cross-functional teams
Leadership of major transformation projects and an exponent of continuous improvement methodologies such as six sigma and lean (Black Belt accreditation and/or Lean Coach desirable but not essential)
Ideally, but not essential, broad management experience in a high technology engineering industry
Attended higher education and leadership development programmes for senior or high potential leaders.
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Grade: Management Level B
For more information, please contact: Alison Connaughton alison.connaughton@Rolls-Royce.com
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.
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