Job Description

Production Operative

Full Time

Trentham

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Operative to join our team in Trentham.

Responsibilities:

The production operative role is a flexible factory working role covering a variety of key areas and roles including but not limited to;

• Core moulding (Use of hydraulic press).
• Gas furnace operation.
• Inspection and repair of ceramic components.
• CMM Dimensional inspection.
• Fettling of complex ceramic cores
• Operation of Impregnation plants.
• Operation of cut and grind operations (including CNC).

This role requires working shifts (2 shift pattern) and you may also be required to work a reasonable amount of overtime when necessary.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Ability to work to drawing requirements and written specifications.
• Ability to work Visual standards.
• Capable of managing time and resources effectively.
• Good awareness of HS&E requirements.
• Good awareness of the quality system.
• Good basic IT Skills.
• Problem solving.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

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 but is anticipated to be Ross level 1 - Ross level 2.

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here

Grade: Ross level 1 - Ross level 2

Closing Date: Midnight 26th August 2026

For further information please contact: Julie Goodwin

Recruiter: Andy Walsh – andy.walsh2@Rolls-Royce.com

Job Category

Factory Staff

Posting Date

21 Aug 2026; 00:08

Posting End Date

26 Aug 2026