Laboratory Technologist

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Laboratory Technologist to join our Team. In this role you will ensure compliance to processes and standards as well as control and develop the special processes required to support the manufacturing of components.

You will ensure the engineering specifications are satisfied for new part introduction and ongoing manufacture. In addition, you will also be responsible for continuous improvement, process compliance & control, troubleshooting, detailed investigations, and non-conformance assessment.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, 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:

In this role you will be ensuring process compliance to National and International Standards through both the generation of shop floor instructions and the participation in audit procedures. Interpreting design and engineering requirements and ensuring shop applications remain in compliance, as well as:

• Approval of process data cards/procedures, process or stage drawings and Methods of Manufacture for both domestically manufactured parts and for parts manufactured in the external supply network.
• Maintaining operator training and qualification requirements for carrying specific Special processes including identification of changes to specification requirements that require subsequent operator training.
• Compilation of component specific Rationalised Quality Specifications (RQSC’s) and Technical Instructions for all parts on site.
• Leading mixed teams to advance specific processes and/or resolve manufacturing problems. The latter may use the Green belt or Black belt process.
• Microstructural evaluation and acceptance of test samples from Titanium, Steel, & Nickel alloys and Steels components or test pieces at forging, heat treatment or post machining operations
• Driving continuous improvement and control activities to reduce process variation including identifying opportunities for data capture and processes centralised.
• Supporting the selection, justification, acquisition, and commissioning of new processing equipment.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the appliable health and safety.

To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

• Qualified to degree level in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Chemical Processing, or an appropriate Engineering discipline and be working towards or have already achieved Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience.
• Good written and verbal communication skills are essential coupled with a data driven approach to problem solving.
• Knowledge of NUCAP/ Nadcap Process would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of Chemical Processing and Surface Enhancement processes is advantageous.
• Thermal Heat Treatment and Metallic Joining Process would be advantageous.

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce