Manufacturing Services Leader

ENGINEERINGUK; Inchinnan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Manufacturing Services Leader
Full Time
Inchinnan

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Services Leader to provide Manufacturing Services support within the team in our operations facility in Inchinnan.

You will be accountable for the performance and results of your team, providing leadership and identifying the need for coaching for maintenance teams within the facility. The right candidate will be an experienced manager who is able to operate within defined manufacturing services and other standards and policies. You will be confident in making decisions and problem solving, guided by policies, procedures and plans for their area. Whilst also addressing resource and operational challenges adapting plans and priorities to set the direction for their team and fulfil the requirements of the role.

What we offer:

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

What you will be doing:

In this exciting role, you will lead others through a good knowledge of manufacturing services. Operate autonomously receiving guidance from management when the impact is broader, outside your team or the subject is more complex. You will ensure that all equipment, fixturing, tooling and services needed to support the Manufacturing process are available when required to the requisite standard, as well as:

• Implement the Company Health, Safety and Environment policy in all aspects of Manufacturing Services, understand and deploy all legislative requirements and control standards through effective communication, processes and actions that support safe and compliant workplaces and equipment.
• Use conceptual and practical knowledge across Manufacturing Services activities to ensure that all Manufacturing Services accountabilities for the facility are enacted to the required level and within the set timescales utilising company processes, procedures and standards.
• Input into the development of, and will take ownership of their budget, applying business acumen to achieve financial objectives.
• Seek input from other managers and professionals in Manufacturing Services to ensure best practice and a consistent approach is shared and adopted.
• Coach own team and related teams on technical aspects of Manufacturing Services, contributing to business improvement in their technical area. Guides their team to address general challenges.
• Apply understanding of Rolls-Royce and how their own Manufacturing Services team integrates with others to achieve objectives of the Area (and function) they sit within. Liaise with the Manufacturing Manager(s) and is fully integrated within the area manufacturing team.
• Manage one or more generally homogeneous teams; adapt plans and priorities developed by the leaders of their Area, to meet operational objectives.
• Interface effectively with Group Property and their service providers partners to ensure all services are enacted to the business requirement.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems; understand and recognises broader impact across your team and others within their Area and function.
• Set the direction of their team by operationalising the plans and priorities developed by the leaders of Manufacturing Services and their Area.
• Ensure that agreed performance targets for all manufacturing services accountable items are monitored using standard tools and KPIs, and ensures appropriate actions are taken where targets are not achieved.
• Ensure that Manufacturing Services is supporting the business by fully supporting the deployment of the latest Rolls-Royce Production System standards.
• Communicate clearly and concisely to guide and influence others either internally or externally to adopt a different point of view.
• Ensure that all Manufacturing Services personnel and other reportees are appropriately resourced, trained and developed using company standard processes.
• Provide local leadership and coaching to facility Manufacturing Service Engineers (MSEs) to ensure that all MSE responsible items are delivered to the required standard at the required time.
• Understands the IT systems we use to drive our management and leadership activity. Competent in the use of the tools to manage manufacturing services performance. Communicates to the team using Digital tools, and able to communicate digital strategy and use of innovative technology.

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. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

• Proven track record of Manufacturing Leadership experience whilst embracing behaviours that inspire team working and simplicity.
• Experience of working with trade unions.
• Conceptual and practical knowledge of manufacturing services.
• Has had experience in functional support groups.
• Has a proven track record delivering business results.
• Takes responsibility for their own development with particular focus on their leadership skills, has attended leadership development programmes.
• Has led transformation projects and is familiar with continuous improvement methodologies such as six sigma and lean (Green and/or Black belt desirable but not mandatory).
• Delivered manufacturing facility wide projects.

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

Job Category

Manufacturing Services

Posting Date

22 Apr 2025; 00:04

Posting End Date

05 May 2025