Manufacturing Manager - Submarines

Rolls Royce; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in propulsion system design is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead their team in Derby. This role involves ensuring safety compliance, optimizing manufacturing processes, and managing operational budgets. You will inspire a diverse workforce, drive continuous improvement, and lead major transformation projects in a high-tech environment. If you are passionate about making a difference and have a proven track record in manufacturing leadership, this opportunity offers excellent development prospects and a competitive salary. Join a company committed to innovation and excellence in supporting the Royal Navy's Nuclear Submarine Fleet.

Benefits

Employee Support Assistance

Employee Discounts

Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven track record in manufacturing roles with a focus on operational performance.
• Experience in leading transformation projects and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Achieving Zero Harm plan and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Developing operational budgets and monitoring performance.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Performance Improvement

Lean Methodologies

Health and Safety Compliance

Budget Management

Education

Higher Education in Engineering

Leadership Development Programmes

Tools

Digital Manufacturing Systems

Job description

Job Title: Manufacturing Manager

Working Pattern: 37 hours Days

Working location: Raynesway Derby

Why Rolls-Royce Submarines?

Our Submarines business is world leading in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's Nuclear Submarine Fleet. It is the sole provider and technical authority, managing all aspects of plant design, safety, manufacture, performance, and through-life support.

The New Build & Components (NB&C) business unit is responsible for Component Delivery, Engineering and New Build Programmes, and is responsible for the Barrow site integration teams. The focus for NB&C is on delivering Dreadnought, the UK's top defence priority and most important programme in a generation.

What we offer

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.

What you will be doing:

Health & Safety

Accountable for achieving the Zero Harm plan for the plant. Ensuring full compliance to health, safety, and environmental standards.

Product Safety & Quality

Accountable for ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with the required standard to ensure conformance to the engineering specification.

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 that supports the delivery of the Value Chain.

People

Engage & inspire our people through the Winning together mantra to achieve high performance across the business.

Lean

Ensure that relevant Production System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained within the business in support of performance objectives.

Leadership

Inspire the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching and the demonstration of lean leadership behaviours.

Business Risk & Continuity

Ensure that potential threats to the objectives of the plant are regularly and clearly identified, assessed and managed to acceptable levels.

Manufacturing Services

Optimises the performance of manufacturing assets 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.

Manufacturing Engineering

Facilitate the development and operation of the manufacturing engineering processes within the facility.

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process.

1. Has Company wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working.
2. Held significant manufacturing roles across a range of relevant functional areas.
3. Has a proven track record delivering improved operational performance.
4. Leadership of major transformation projects and an exponent of continuous improvement methodologies.
5. Ideally, broad management experience in a high technology engineering industry.
6. Attended higher education and leadership development programmes for senior or high potential leaders.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment.

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.

Closing date: 7.4.25

Level B

Job Category

Manufacturing

Posting Date

31 Mar 2025; 00:03

Posting End Date

06 Apr 2025