Foundry Operative

Rolls-Royce • Full-time • Bristol Filton (UK-B), United Kingdom • 3w ago

Job Description

Foundry Operative

Full time

Bristol site-based role

What you will be doing:

We have an excellent opportunity to join us as a Foundry Operative based in Bristol.

Responsibilities:

In this role you will be trained on various operations in the Foundry and your key accountabilities will be :

Building a variety of wax pattern assemblies, using hand tools, gauges, fixtures, etc.
Operating Muller-Phipps machines injecting a variety of parts.
Dewaxing coated assemblies and wrapping prior to cast.
Working in process cell, operating a variety of machines such as cut-off, grind, retech, knock-out.
Polishing & inspecting to size using inspection tooling.
Working to written and illustrated technique sheets.
Working to quality procedures.
Implementing improvement activities.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

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

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Enthusiastic, good team player, committed to achieving the task.
Awareness and understanding of business goals.
Open to adopting lean practices.
Quality & attention to detail.
Flexible to cover a variety of jobs within the team.
Ability to learn new skills and jobs quickly.
Conscientious individual, able to work without supervision.
Knowledge of Turbine Systems components and business would be desirable.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Bristol Works Grade B.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Closing date 4th January 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.