Head of Manufacturing

1 month ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Rolls-Royce Full time

Job Description

Head of Manufacturing

Full Time

Bristol

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Manufacturing at our Turbines Nozzle Guide Vane (NGV) Foundry facility, based in Bristol.

The Bristol Foundry is at the leading edge of manufacturing, producing both Equiax and Single Crystal Nozzle Guide Vanes for our exciting range of Rolls-Royce Civil and Defence products. The business is in a rapid time of change and growth and we are looking for the right person to help shape our business going forward.

In this role, you will lead, inspire and coach a broader team of functional leaders within the manufacturing plant and be accountable for ensuring that customer commitments are met in full, measured against agreed HS&E, quality, cost, delivery, people and responsiveness standards.

We pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital power needs. We’re a leading global player in the defence aero engine market. We’re proud to be part of the pathway to net zero as we power society for generations to come.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

This is an interesting opportunity to work in world-class manufacturing and engineering environment.

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

What you will be doing:
In this role, you will be accountable for the safety, wellbeing and development of the team of 250+ people and you will:
- 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.- Be accountable for and ensuring compliance to all relevant company legislative and technical policies and standards and that all the work is carried to the engineering specifications.- Develop agreed operational and financial budgets for the facility and monitor and control the performance to ensure the budget is met.- Manage plant bottlenecks and constraints to achieve flow through the plant. Drive plant inventory targets and eliminate slow moving WIP.- Ensure that plant leadership cross-functional team members receive training, coaching and development to carry out their roles effectively. Ensure that robust people plans (succession, recruitment pipeline) are in place for key roles in the business.- Inspire the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching and the demonstration lean leadership behaviours.- Ensure that relevant Production System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained within the business in support of performance objectives. Optimise the performance of manufacturing assets to maximise facility productivity and meet current and future customer demand.- Ensure that robust business continuity plans are in place for all key manufacturing resources and are refreshed and tested regularly.

Who we are looking for:
At Rolls-Royce 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.- You have held significant manufacturing roles across a range of relevant functional areas, demonstrating breadth of experience and of implementing change at pace.- Proven experience delivering improved operational performance in both favourable and unfavourable conditions, utilising cross-functional teams.- Ideally, attended higher education and leadership development programmes for senior or high potential leaders.- 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.- Ideally, broad management experience in a high technology engineering industry.

Join us & Make an impact

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 at

Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date: 2nd April 2023

Job Category

Manufacturing

Posting Date

23 Mar 2023; 00:03



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