About this Manufacturing Engineer - ESC role at Rolls-Royce
Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer Procurement
Derby
SNBG 7 - 10
Why join 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 work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Our Procurement Manufacturing Engineering teams support everything the business does in the global supplier enterprise covering the Civil, Business Aviation and Defence sectors. There has never been a more exciting time to be part of Procurement within Rolls-Royce as our recent transformation programme has positioned the function as a critical Business Capability, trusted to deliver against our ambitious performance and financial targets. Rolls-Royce is also embracing the future of procurement by developing a digitally enabled and literate organisation, alongside a focus on embedding sustainability into the way we operate both internally and across our supply chain.
What you will be doing:
- Quality: Retrospective support on quality issues working with internal and external stake holders, making sure all requirements are met and minimal disruption is caused. As well as thorough closeout actions to ensure no repeat issues are seen. Proactive building in quality with our suppliers using standard tools and approaches to deliver right first time delivery.
- Technical Package: Owning activity relating to the technical packages, managing drawing and design change, authorising First Article Inspection Reports, assessing obsolescence, and ensuring on-going compliance to applicable processes.
- Product Cost: Proactively supporting and driving technical product cost reduction activities to ensure Category and Aerospace Procurement aligned targets are met.
- Strategy: Supporting, identifying and developing opportunities to deliver key business targets through existing strategies, e.g. Zero Defects quality programme, and support / development of new opportunities.
- Industrialisation: Managing industrialisation plans and cross-category oversight in accordance with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) including development of the enterprise knowledge, skills, and compliance reporting.
Position qualifications:
- An engineering or other relevant discipline degree/HND/HNC and previous experience working in a manufacturing engineering role.
- Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills and feel comfortable presenting to varied audiences.
- Good team working skills and ability to influence are essential.
Preferred requirements:
- Supply chain experience is preferable ideally with experience of industrialisation and cost reduction programmes.
- Strong analytical skills and a proven record of using tools and techniques
- An understanding of Electronics, or electrical sensors and their associated manufacturing processes and techniques
Regional Benefits:
- Work in a safety-first environment were doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
- Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
- Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
- Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
- Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
- Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
- Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Grade: SNBG 7 - 10
For further information please contact: Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com
