Manufacturing Services Technician

Rolls-Royce; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major global manufacturer in Bristol is seeking a Manufacturing Services Technician. The role involves performing diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance on production equipment. Candidates should have an NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a basic understanding of mechanical and electrical principles, and good IT literacy. This position offers a dynamic work environment with diverse challenges and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a relevant time served apprenticeship.
• Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic principles.
• Basic IT literacy.
• Understanding of local and regional HSE Standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance on manufacturing assets and equipment.
• Utilise precision diagnostic instruments during maintenance tasks.
• Analyse equipment data to improve maintenance approaches.
• Read and interpret machinery and component drawings and manuals.
• Suggest and implement improvements to production equipment and procedures.

Skills

Mechanical principles

Electrical principles

Hydraulic principles

Pneumatic principles

Basic IT literacy

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Manufacturing Services Technician

Location: Bristol

Shift: 24/6 shift pattern (4 shifts): Days = Thursday – Saturday 6:30am-6:30pm; Nights = Wednesday – Friday 6:30pm-6:30am; Days = Monday – Wednesday 6:30am-6:30pm; Nights = Sunday – Tuesday 6:30pm-6:30am; 8 days off & repeat.

What you will be doing

To provide support to the Manufacturing Services Leader and Manufacturing Services Engineer to ensure the organisation’s objectives and goals are delivered. The Manufacturing Services Technician - Mechatronics is responsible for performing diagnostics, repairs and maintenance on manufacturing assets and all associated production equipment located in production or assembly & test facilities.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Responsibilities / Key Accountabilities

• Perform a range of routine, reactive, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance tasks across a broad range of manufacturing assets and production equipment across a plant, site or business, to ensure that manufacturing equipment is safe, available and capable for use when required.
• Utilise precision diagnostic instruments during maintenance.
• Analyse equipment data to inform and implement the most effective approach towards maintenance.
• Collect, organise, and analyse data in support of Key Performance Indicators for the Manufacturing Services Department as required.
• Read and interpret machinery and component drawings, circuit/logic diagrams & schematics, maintenance manuals, and parts catalogues to enable maintenance and diagnostics.
• Identify and recommend improvements to production equipment and maintenance procedures. Research and implement improvements.
• Suggest improvements to work instructions to optimise the electrical installation / maintenance strategy.
• Coordinate preventive and planned corrective maintenance activities with Production Staff, regularly communicating and interfacing with Production Leaders, Team Leaders, and Production Operators.
• Work with site Manufacturing Engineers to help understand and restore equipment performance to standard.
• Work alongside/support equipment OEM engineers as required.
• Consistently perform asset maintenance activities in order to ensure that equipment and facilities are safe and reliable to a high performance standard.
• Support the effective induction of new team members and support cross-training of other team members.
• Utilise problem solving skills and ability to make sound recommendations based on judgement, training and previous experience.
• Able to process Work Orders and pull reports from the Computerised Maintenance Management System.
• Safely operate site specific equipment as required with appropriate training.

Who we’re looking for, Key Experiences and Qualifications

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.

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in relevant time served apprenticeship
• Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic pneumatics principles and operation
• Basic IT literacy
• Understanding of local and regional HSE Standards and regulations

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at: Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category Manufacturing Services - Factory Staff

Posting Date 19 Sept 2025; 00:09 Posting End Date 28 Sept 2025