Production Leader - Bristol

JR United Kingdom; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bristol is seeking a Production Leader to drive excellence in production at their state-of-the-art facility. You will lead a team while ensuring safety and quality standards are met. Ideal candidates will have a safety-first mindset, experience in operational performance improvement, and expertise in continuous improvement methodologies. The role offers competitive salary and exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Exceptional benefits

Bonuses

Employee support assistance

Discounts

Qualifications

• Broad experience across disciplines with a company-wide outlook.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance.
• Continuous improvement expertise, ideally with Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead a culture of Zero Harm and ensure safety standards.
• Drive quality and efficiency towards Zero Defects.
• Manage team performance and optimize productivity.
• Ensure on-time delivery using capacity planning.
• Develop and empower the team for continuous improvement.

Skills

Safety-first mindset

Operational performance improvement

Continuous improvement expertise

Cross-functional team leadership

Knowledge of health and safety standards

Job description

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Client:

Rolls Royce

Location:

Bradley Stoke, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

25.07.2025

Expiry Date:

08.09.2025

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Job Description:

Production Leader - Bristol

Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce, we're dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating 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.

Position summary: Lead, inspire, and drive excellence. Join us as a Production Leader at the state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce Bristol Turbine Facility. Taking charge of a dynamic team within a defined manufacturing cell, you'll optimise production performance and help us achieve Zero Harm and Zero Defects while delivering world-class products to our customers.

What you will be doing:

• Leading a culture of Zero Harm, ensuring safety, environmental, and wellbeing standards are met.
• Driving quality and efficiency, working towards Zero Defects and compliance with engineering and safety standards.
• Managing team performance and budgets, optimising productivity, headcount, and cost efficiency.
• Ensuring on-time delivery, using capacity planning and workflow management to meet customer commitments.
• Developing and empowering the team, fostering continuous improvement, lean leadership, and digital manufacturing adoption.

Position Requirements:

• You have a safety-first mindset, with knowledge of health and safety standards and product integrity.
• With broad experience across disciplines, you'll have a company-wide outlook and are comfortable dealing with different challenges, cultures, and ways of working.
• You can demonstrate a proven track record of improving operational performance and leading cross-functional teams.
• You'll have continuous improvement expertise, ideally with Lean/Six Sigma experience (Green Belt preferred).

What we offer:

• We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits, including bonuses, employee support assistance, and discounts.
• Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continue into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, resilient, and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future too.

Posting End Date: 30/06/2025

Job Category: Manufacturing

Posting Date: 20 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date: 02 Aug 2025

Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX