Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain

ZipRecruiter; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in innovation seeks a Manufacturing Engineer for the External Supply Chain. This role involves overseeing manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and collaborating with design teams. The position offers competitive salary, development opportunities, and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent development opportunities

Bonus

Employee support

Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health, safety, and environmental standards are upheld.
• Maintain product safety by ensuring manufacturing processes achieve design intent.
• Promote zero defects culture and ensure compliance.

Skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Knowledge of process improvement tools

Education

HNC or degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain

Working Pattern: 37 hours/week

Location: Derby Raynesway

Rolls-Royce offers a unique opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain within our Future Programmes, Electrical Controls & Instrumentation business unit, based in Derby.

Join a team of experts in engineering, manufacturing, project management, and procurement, supporting the UK's naval reactor plants and expanding our nuclear sector capabilities.

Role Overview

As an Electrical Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain, you will oversee Manufacturing Engineering activities in the External Supply Chain, ensuring manufacturing processes meet safety, quality, cost, delivery, and lead time requirements (SQCD). You will ensure product integrity aligns with design intent by collaborating with Design Engineering teams.

Why Rolls-Royce?

We are a historic brand leading in innovation, designing systems that prioritize safety and reliability. We foster an inclusive, innovative culture with opportunities for growth and making a difference.

What We Offer

Competitive salary, excellent development opportunities, bonus, employee support, and discounts. We support hybrid working, with an expectation of attending the workplace approximately three days per week for collaboration and specific activities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Ensure health, safety, and environmental standards are upheld within the supply chain.
2. Maintain product safety by ensuring manufacturing processes achieve design intent and conform to specifications, investigating safety issues.
3. Promote zero defects culture, collaborate with suppliers to embed quality, and ensure compliance with policies and standards.
4. Apply manufacturing process controls and support technical reviews to ensure compliance and quality.
5. Support pre-contract activities by defining technical specifications and leading technical reviews.
6. Plan, manage, and communicate project schedules, resources, costs, and risks.
7. Develop and improve manufacturing processes and digital systems, capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.
8. Review technical packages for acceptability and resolve technical issues related to production methods.

Candidate Profile

• HNC or degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Self-motivated, flexible, team player.
• Knowledge of process improvement tools.
• Desirable: IPC 610/620 standards, GS3001 requirements, experience working with external suppliers, understanding of manufacturing processes and drawings.

Additional Information

Rolls-Royce is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applicants require Security Check clearance, with support from Rolls-Royce if needed. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Category: Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date: 08 May 2025

Closing Date: 21 May 2025