Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer - Improvement Lead - Submarines
Derby
An exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer - Improvement Lead role has arisen within the New Build & Components Business (NB&C), in Nuclear (Submarines).
Why Rolls-Royce?
We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.
Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.
The aim of the role is to lead Manufacturing Engineering Strategic Improvements and application of Built in Quality across a wide range of Manufacturing Processes. The successful candidate will be required to work with a range of SMEs to help foster a Continuous Improvement, Zero Defect culture. The submarines business is going through a period of significant change, ramping up to deliver 3 times current production volume. This is a pivotal role in ensuring NB&C are match fit to meet that challenge ensuring robustly engineered products and manufacturing processes.
What we offer:
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. 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.
What you will be doing:
You will identify and lead ME major improvement projects to drive SQCDP.
- Lead the application of Built in Quality Toolset across NB&C.
- Define, & Manage Execution of plan for application of Built- in-Quality toolset (PFD, CM, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA to existing products.
- Act as Local Subject Matter Expert for Built in Quality.
- Define standard toolsets & approach, reflecting current industry best practise.
- Provide Coaching & Support to wider PCO ME Team.
- ·Drive technical improvements in support of our Nuclear culture.
Who we are looking for:
At Rolls-Royce 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.
To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:
- Be degree qualified (or equivalent) or have the requisite technical experience, a passion to succeed and a vision of how modern manufacturing should be achieved.
- Have a passion for engineering and a strong desire to effect product and process quality.
- Self-motivated, amiable, energetic individual with strong cross function and cross boundary working behaviour.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to lead and influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Strong understanding of ME Processes and Practices
- Significant experience in the application of the Built in Quality toolset.
- Experience in leading teams to deliver significant technical projects.
- Good IT proficiency and awareness of relevant Manufacturing Systems.
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 at Our people | Rolls-Royce
To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL
Job Category
Manufacturing Engineering
Posting Date
17 Dec 2024; 00:12
Posting End Date
31 Dec 2024
