Job Description Operations Manager Full Time Derby, Site Based What you will be doing An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to join the team at our Turbines Blade Facility in Derby. Responsibilities: You will lead, inspire and coach a team within a defined manufacturing area. Accountable for ensuring that customer commitments are met in full, measured against agreed HSE, quality, cost, delivery, people and responsiveness standards. Lead and manage a team of Production Leaders or strategic programmes in the business., in addition you will : Drive towards a performance and culture of Zero Harm. Accountable for the compliance to safety standards for all team members in the area. Drive the environmental, safety and wellbeing plan deployment for the area and deliver performance targets. Accountable for ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with the required standard to ensure conformance to the engineering specification, and for promoting a product safety culture in the organisation. Drive to Zero Defects. Work with all functions to reduce risks and drive product and service right first time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company legislative and technical policies and standards. Develop and manage agreed people budget (headcount, productivity, absenteeism). Understand and manage the cell cost centre budget and work with the team to drive productivity and reduce consumable cost. Deliver our products and services to customer commitments on time. Plan using load and capacity tools and manage bottlenecks and constraints to achieve flow through the cell. Understand WIP and inventory levels and drive to meet business targets. Inspire the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching and the demonstration of lean leadership behaviours. Motivate, delegate and empower team members to act and make their own decisions. Optimise the performance of manufacturing assets in order to maximise facility productivity and meet current and future customer demand. Understand current constraints and develop a future state. Understand the digital systems and process we use to drive our manufacturing activity. Be competent in the use of the tools to manage area and people performance and leads compliance to digital standards and processes. Ensures business strategy aligns to RR digital manufacturing standards and strategy. Communicate to the plant leadership team using digital tools, and able to communicate digital strategy and use of innovative technology. 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. Who we are 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. Has a Company wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working. Has strong leadership skills to drive a changing culture across the operations teams. Understanding/knowledge of multiple disciplines demonstrating breadth of experience. Appreciation of product integrity. Has a proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favourable and unfavourable conditions, utilising cross-functional teams. Has experience of deploying continuous improvement methodologies such as lean and six sigma, Green Belt accreditation or Lean Coach. Management experience in an engineering industry is ideal, but not essential. Attended higher education and/or leadership development programmes. 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 Level C. 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. Grade: Level C Closing Date: Midnight 10th Jan 2025 For further information please contact: Mark Cleal Recruiter: Andy Walsh – andy.walsh2Rolls-Royce.com Job Category Manufacturing Posting Date 19 Dec 2024; 00:12 Posting End Date 10 Jan 2025