Rolls-Royce
Designs and manufactures power and propulsion systems for aerospace, marine, defence and energy sectors.
Production Leader - Solihull
Lead manufacturing cell, drive safety, quality, efficiency, and team performance.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Position summary: Lead, inspire and drive excellence as a Production Leader at the state‑of‑the‑art Rolls‑Royce Hydromech facility. You will take charge of a dynamic team within a defined manufacturing cell, optimise production performance and help achieve Zero Harm and Zero Defects while delivering world‑class products to customers. In this role you will lead a culture of Zero Harm, ensuring safety, environmental and wellbeing standards are met. You will drive quality and efficiency toward Zero Defects and ensure compliance with engineering and safety standards. You will manage team performance and budgets, optimising productivity, headcount and cost efficiency, and ensure on‑time delivery through capacity planning and workflow management. Additionally, you will develop and empower the team, fostering continuous improvement, lean leadership and digital manufacturing adoption. • Lead a Zero Harm culture, ensuring safety, environmental and wellbeing standards. • Drive quality and efficiency to achieve Zero Defects and maintain engineering compliance. • Manage team performance and budgets, optimizing productivity, headcount and cost efficiency. • Ensure on‑time delivery via capacity planning and workflow management. • Develop and empower the team, promoting continuous improvement, lean leadership and digital manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸safety culture
- ▸zero defects
- ▸capacity planning
- ▸workflow management
- ▸lean leadership
- ▸digital manufacturing
What You Bring
Position requirements include a safety‑first mindset with solid knowledge of health and safety standards and product integrity. You should have broad, cross‑disciplinary experience and be comfortable handling diverse challenges, cultures and ways of working. A proven track record of improving operational performance and leading cross‑functional teams is essential, as is continuous improvement expertise, ideally with Lean/Six Sigma experience (Green Belt preferred). • Safety‑first mindset with knowledge of health and safety standards and product integrity. • Broad cross‑disciplinary experience and ability to work with diverse challenges and cultures. • Proven track record of improving operational performance and leading cross‑functional teams. • Continuous improvement expertise, preferably Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt.
Requirements
- ▸safety-first
- ▸health safety
- ▸cross-disciplinary
- ▸operational performance
- ▸six sigma
- ▸green belt
Benefits
Why join Rolls‑Royce? We are dedicated to cutting‑edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating critical systems that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining us you will work on world‑changing projects within a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and professional growth. We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a bonus, employee support assistance and discounts. Our vision is to sustain the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history into the future. A multi‑year transformation programme is turning Rolls‑Royce into a high‑performing, competitive, resilient and growing company, providing a future you can envision. • Competitive salary with bonus, employee discounts and support assistance. • Extensive development opportunities within a high‑performing, resilient, growing company.
Work Environment
Onsite