Manufacturing Engineering Manager – OS&D (Operational Services and Development)
Full Time
Derby – EOS
What you will be doing
As ‘Lead Shop’, Engine Overhaul Services has a strategic intent to optimise overhaul methods and processes to maximise the commercial outcomes for Rolls-Royce plc. The MEM for OS&D is required to Integrate all Manufacturing Engineering activities across the business through leading the team within OS&D (Operational Support & Development) to develop and validate critical repair capabilities for EOS that can be deployed through the MRO network.
You will be the Technical Authority, assuring the initial and continuing capability of the method of production to produce product conforming to design definition, and ensuring the resolution of technical issues/problems/arisings, to meet business and customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, deliver rate and leadtime (SQCD).
Integrate all Manufacturing Engineering activities across the product lifecycle and through the MRO supply chain.
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.
Key Accountabilities
HSE - Responsible for ensuring that all manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture deployed within the area of accountability are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and meet the expectations of the Zero Harm programme.
Product Safety - Responsible for ensuring that product safety risks are understood and mitigated to meet the required safety levels and reduce the safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable.
Champion product safety and promote a product safety culture in the supply chain, ensuring learning related to product safety is embedded.
Quality - Promote a culture of zero defects within the area of accountability. Ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture within the business and suppliers are developed and deployed to support Right First Time manufacture. Coach the community in the use of RRPS, DMAIC and Systems Engineering tools. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.
Technical Authority - Specify Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements and make technical decisions in relation to the area of accountability. Chair the Control Authority(s) governing change for area of accountability, subject to appropriate delegation.
Requirements - Identify, synthesise and locally govern the requirements for improvements and innovations in manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture within their area of accountability. Prioritise and promote launch of new projects based on business case.
Create strategy - Lead the technical input into the facility or supply chain strategy, including ensuring that Commodity and Manufacturing Process strategy implications are included in relevant capital plans. Integrate Manufacturing Technology, Digital Manufacturing and Product Introduction activities within the business.
Planning - Deploy mechanisms to govern the achievement of Manufacturing Engineering deliverables, report status, and ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales. Manage Man Eng load/capacity plans and budgets. Nominate PI Component
Lead for all Component Repair parts strategy within EOS, driving the delivery of critical repair capabilities.
Develop capability - Buy-off the production readiness of new manufacturing capabilities or methods of manufacture for new parts and assemblies. Develop numerate, real time methods for capturing process capability, and ensure it is available and acted on within the facility/supply chain and in new product design.
Deploy capability - Maintain and/or govern Production Technical Packages (technical instructions, programmes, tooling, etc) for all parts/assemblies which clearly define the manufacturing process. Ensure manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture within the business and suppliers are capable of meeting and continuing to meet requirements for quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time. Co-ordinate the technical support to operations and suppliers such that problems and arisings are resolved in a structured and timely manner.
Minimum standards - Working with the Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leaders and Manufacturing Process Owners, and where applicable with the suppliers, drive manufacturing processes towards identified consistent best practice.
Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing - Operate as an active member of the global Manufacturing Engineering leadership team, proactively supporting cross-Business collaboration, knowledge sharing, skills and process development to best utilise the available resources to deliver business needs and priorities.
Develop talent - Responsible for self development to meet the required competencies for the role. Continuously seek to expand knowledge and experience to increase effectiveness in undertaking existing and new activities. Act as professional leader of the Manufacturing Engineering community within the area of accountability, ensuring required competences are in place and promoting the development and growth of the community. Drive accountability and enablement through engagement and coaching team members, so that everyone can be at their best.
Build external relationships - Manage, develop and maintain effective relationships within internal and external supply chain, ensure the requirements are understood and maximised, coach when required to deliver a successful outcome in line with the requirements and commitment of Rolls-Royce.
Key Experiences and any Qualifications
Professionally qualified Engineer (UK minimum BEng degree or other national equivalent)
UK CEng (Chartered Engineer) or other national equivalent
Good understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to their business
General awareness of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing Execution System, Manufacturing Intelligence, SAP, Technical Publications, etc.) relevant to the business
Has led significant projects/activities across a range of Manufacturing Engineering processes
Has experienced manufacturing change in a suitable combination of ways, such as facility re-design, facility move, technology insertion, new product introduction, process revalidation, quality improvement
Has provided technical and professional leadership to a team of Engineers
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.
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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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
Job CategoryManufacturing EngineeringPosting Date21 Jul 2025; 00:07Posting End Date03 Aug 2025