General Machinist

**Job Description**:
**General Machinist**

**Full time (3-shift pattern, mornings afternoons and nights)**

**Derby, site-based role**

**Why Rolls
- Royce?**

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a skilled and qualified General Machinist to join our Rotatives Derby Casing, Discs and Drums Facility (DCDD), which is responsible for the manufacture of Compressor Drums for our large Civil engines.

Your role as a machine operator will involve working on our Hermle Platforms producing Discs, Drums and any other commodities we support. You will be responsible for delivering against weekly targets to meet customer requirements. You will also work with cross functional teams to implement and sustain improvement activities within our manufacturing environment.

We deliver the best jet engines in the world. 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 a busy, world-class engineering and manufacturing 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**:

- Work to Rolls-Royce’s Technical Instructions and program manuals to deliver consistent, high quality machining across a variety of different components and product families.
- Operate a variety of Inspection equipment, including machine probing, micrometers, plug gauges.
- Interpretation of manufacturing drawings, customer drawings and written specifications.
- Assessment of whether the quality of components produced within the facility meets the required standards.
- Work within a team to effectively resolve quality issues and ensure your work is being completed to plan.

**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 and for this role in particular we are looking for someone who has:

- Completed an advanced modern engineering apprenticeship* and an NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
- Siemens control system experience is essential.
- Experience in 5-axis milling, drilling, boring and turning.
- Previous experience with aerospace components would be an advantage.
- Clear and demonstrated understanding of drawing interpretation, calibration, dimensional and visual inspection.
- You are an active and patient individual who can manage your time effectively.

**Please attach a copy of your certificate as proof of completing a recognised apprenticeship together with/next to your CV.**

**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**:10th of April 2024

**Job Category**:
Factory Staff

**Posting Date**:
27 Mar 2024; 00:03