Manufacturing Engineer – Continuous Improvement – Turbine Systems

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Job Summary

Job Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Rolls-Royce, you will play a key role within the on-site Manufacturing Engineering team. Depending on your skillset, you could be a 'Component Owner' or a 'Process Owner'. Component Owners will create manufacturing methods, ensure component conformance, and find ways to reduce defects and improve costs. Process Owners will be responsible for advanced manufacturing processes, specifying and installing new equipment, and improving process capabilities and cycle times. You will analyze data, solve problems using a structured approach, control method changes, and work within capital budgets. Collaboration with other engineers, functions, and facilities is also expected.
Must have:
  • Degree, HND, or HNC in Engineering or a related discipline
  • Prior experience in a manufacturing engineering role
  • Strong analytical skills with technical problem-solving abilities
  • Solid understanding of Six Sigma / Lean methodologies
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills
  • Strong team collaboration skills

Job Details

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer – Continuous Improvement – Turbine Systems

Full-time

Rotherham – site based initially then 1 day work from home.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer to join the team in Rotherham at our world-class Automated Blade Casting Facility.

We are currently going through an exciting phase of growth as we install additional equipment, optimise our factory layout for flow, and validate new part types to increase our capacity to meet growing industry demand.

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 and 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.

The Advanced Blade Casting Facility (ABCF) situated in Rotherham is a state-of-the-art modern factory focused on high volume single crystal High Pressure and Intermediate Pressure turbine blade casting manufacture for large civil aero engines, employing world class automated processes, integrated manufacturing systems and advanced measurement techniques, it’s our people who keep us at the forefront of discovery. This is your chance to be part of it.

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. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

What you will be doing

In this exciting role, you will be:

  • A key part of the on-site Manufacturing Engineering team working as either a ‘Component Owner’ or ‘Process Owner’ dependent on your skill set and career aspirations.

  • Component Owners are responsible for the creation of manufacturing methods, ensuring component conformance to specifications, identifying opportunities to reduce defects and improve part cost. You’ll be working with Design Engineering to align product design specifications with manufacturing capability, and with our internal and external suppliers and customers to improve supply chain performance and customer satisfaction.

  • Process Owners are responsible for one or a number of our advanced manufacturing processes on site. Specifying and installing new equipment, programming automated and robot cells, identifying and implementing improvements to process capability and cycle times.

  • In either role you will be analysing data and using a structured approach to solve problems; finding root causes and implementing improvements to our manufacturing processes and methods.

  • Controlling method change through Method Verification Approval (MVA), verifying conformance through First Article Inspection Report (FAIR)

  • Owning and working within capital budgets, delivering forecast spending.

  • Collaborating with other ABCF Engineers, other functions and other Rolls-Royce production and research facilities to standardise processes and share best-practice.

Who we’re looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference.  These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role we are looking for someone with:

  • A degree, HND, or HNC in Engineering or a related discipline, coupled with prior experience in a manufacturing engineering role.

  • Strong analytical skills with a proven track record in technical problem-solving, along with a solid understanding of Six Sigma / Lean methodologies.

  • Excellent organisational, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to engage and present to diverse audiences.

  • A flexible attitude to work, and a keen interest in learning.

  •  Essential strong team collaboration skills.

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 Staff Grade 7 - 10.

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.

Closing date: Monday 30th June

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

16 Jun 2025; 00:06

Posting End Date

29 Jun 2025

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