Vice President, Component Manufacturing + Facilities

rollsroyce; Aiken (SC); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Vice President of Component Manufacturing + Facilities in Aiken, SC. You will lead manufacturing operations and facilities, drive safety, quality, and delivery, and partner with global teams to standardize tooling and processes.

This role requires strong leadership across production, maintenance, and site infrastructure. You will oversee complex projects, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives and budget commitments.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience (or equivalent).
• Experience leading complex manufacturing environments and facilities operations.
• Ability to drive safety, quality, cost, and delivery improvements.

Aufgaben

• Lead component manufacturing operations and facilities management for the Aiken site; ensure safe, efficient ramp up and delivery.
• Represent manufacturing and facilities priorities with site leadership and align local teams.
• Set and execute strategies aligned with business objectives, budgets, and growth priorities.
• Oversee investment projects for localization of components and facility investments.
• Coordinate ramp up and training of staff for planned growth.
• Drive cross-functional delivery with Quality, Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, and Reman/Overhaul.
• Enhance Lean processes, performance management, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with global teams to standardize tooling, procedures, and standards.
• Lead and develop manufacturing and facilities teams within governance and reporting frameworks.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Operations management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Ausbildung

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

JD/PhD

12+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Vice President, Component Manufacturing + Facilities

Working Pattern: Fulltime, Onsite

Working Location: Aiken, SC

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you\'ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first. You\'ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential . And it\'s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world\'s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Component Manufacturing + Facilities is responsible for leading component manufacturing operations and facilities management for Rolls-Royce Solutions in Aiken, South Carolina. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across production, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, site facilities, and related support functions to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and high-quality delivery. The Vice President will strengthen operational discipline, optimize site performance, and build the capabilities required to support continued growth across the Aiken manufacturing footprint.

What you will be doing

• Lead component manufacturing operations and facilities management for the Aiken site, with accountability for safe, efficient, and reliable ramp up and delivery of production, maintenance, infrastructure, and site performance commitments.
• Support the Aiken location by representing component manufacturing and facilities priorities, partnering with site leadership, and helping align local teams through visible leadership, employee engagement, and clear communication of business priorities.
• Set and execute the component manufacturing and facilities strategy in line with business objectives, budget commitments, operational plans, and growth priorities for the Aiken site.
• Lead and realize the investment projects for further localization of new in-house components and facility investments.
• Coordinate the ramp up and training of required staff for the planned growth.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with Quality, Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, Reman/Overhaul, and other key partners to achieve targets for cost, quality, throughput, on-time delivery, facility readiness, and customer commitments.
• Drive operational excellence across component manufacturing by strengthening process effectiveness, performance management, Lean business methods, and continuous improvement practices.
• Partner with headquarters in Germany and global functional leaders to align standardized tooling, manufacturing procedures, maintenance cycles, production planning, facility standards, quality requirements, supplier expectations, and environmental obligations.
• Coordinate and develop the digitalization and automation strategy for the Aiken site in close cooperation with the global digitalization team.
• Lead, develop, and empower manufacturing and facilities teams while managing departmental resources, expenditure, risks, opportunities, and talent development plans within agreed governance and reporting frameworks.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 10+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience, OR
• Bachelor\'s degree with 8+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience, OR
• Master\'s degree with 6+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience, OR
• JD/PhD with 3+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience, OR
• 12+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or facilities leadership experience in lieu of a degree

In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience leading complex manufacturing environments, facilities operations, or site infrastructure within a global organization
• Has company-wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures, and ways of working, including German business culture
• Has a proven track record delivering improved operational and facilities performance in both favorable and unfavorable conditions, utilizing cross-functional teams
• Has experience deploying continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma, ideally with Green Belt accreditation

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