Manufacturing Services Technician

Rolls-Royce; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Bristol is seeking a Manufacturing Services Technician to perform diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance on production equipment. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ level 3 qualification and a strong understanding of mechanical and electrical principles. This role offers a 24/6 shift pattern and is part of a diverse organization committed to innovation and safety.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks across manufacturing assets and production equipment.
• Utilise precision diagnostic instruments during maintenance.
• Analyse equipment data for maintenance effectiveness.
• Collect, organise, and analyse data for KPIs.
• Identify and recommend improvements to production equipment.

Skills

Mechanical principles

Electrical principles

Hydraulic pneumatics principles

Basic IT literacy

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

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.
- Coordinate their 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 require med with appropriate training

Who we’re looking for, Key Experiences and any 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 28 Jul 2025; 00:07 Posting End Date 11 Aug 2025