Production Leader - Barnoldswick

Rolls-Royce; Colne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Colne is seeking a Production Leader to ensure safety compliance and lead a high-performing team. Responsibilities include driving process improvements and enhancing operational efficiency. The ideal candidate has proven experience in managing production teams, a strong focus on safety, and the ability to motivate diverse teams. This role offers excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and generous benefits including up to 33 days' holiday.

Benefits

Generous pension contributions

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Free parking

Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing teams in a high-end production, manufacturing, or logistics environment.
• Committed to maintaining high safety standards and delivering quality outputs.
• Comfortable managing diverse tasks, priorities, and IT systems daily.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all work follows procedures and meets standards while fostering a safety-first culture.
• Drive a zero-defects mindset by improving processes and enhancing team skills.
• Lead, develop, and motivate a large team to build a skilled and effective workforce.

Skills

Team management

Safety compliance

Process improvement

Motivation and development

Job description

Job Description

Production Leader

Full time/shift working

Barnoldswick Bankfield

Are you ready for something different? A chance to push your people management skills and discover exactly what you’re capable of? As a Rolls-Royce Production Leader, you’ll not only be at the heart of our iconic business, but you’ll also play an essential role in making it even better.

And in return? You’ll get fantastic colleagues, great rewards, and the opportunity to advance your career in new and exciting ways.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce, we’re dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating the critical systems and technologies that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-changing projects, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth.

What you will be doing

• Focusing on safety and compliance, ensure all work follows procedures and meets standards while fostering a safety-first culture.
• Driving a zero-defects mindset by reducing risks, improving processes, and enhancing team skills.
• Leading, developing and motivating a large team to build a skilled and effective workforce.
• Optimising cost, delivery, and quality to enhance production performance and operational efficiency.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and growth by streamlining processes to drive excellence.

What you’ll get:

Great salary and benefits

On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.

Positions Requirements

• You’ll have proven experience managing teams in a high-end production, manufacturing, or logistics environment.
• With a safety and quality focus you’re committed to maintaining high safety standards and delivering quality outputs.
• You’ll know how to motivate and develop teams to enhance performance and drive success.
• You’re always thinking ahead to ensure teams have the tools and support they need.
• You’ll be comfortable managing diverse tasks, priorities, and IT systems daily.

The role is likely to include working shift patterns as our facility runs 24/7.

Our future vision is to deepen our world-class engineering and technology capability and lead next generation thinking for our customers. We will play our part in the energy transition for a more sustainable world. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

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

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

Closing date for applications: 8th December 2025

Job Category Manufacturing

Posting Date 24 Nov 2025; 00:11

Posting End Date 08 Dec 2025