Production Leader – Ansty

Overview

In this role, you will lead a large production team within Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace to deliver world‑class parts and engines. You’ll reinforce safety, quality, and a zero‑defects mindset while driving improvements in cost, delivery, and productivity. You will develop people, optimise processes, and contribute to Rolls‑Royce’s multi‑year transformation toward a high‑performing, resilient organisation. This is an impactful role for shaping production excellence in a global aerospace context.

Pay / Benefits

• Great salary
• 33 days’ holiday
• pension contributions up to 12%
• employee support assistance
• employee discounts
• free parking

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large production team to achieve skilled, effective workforce performance
• Maintain safety and compliance by applying procedures and promoting a safety‑first culture
• Drive a zero‑defects mindset by reducing risks and improving processes
• optimise cost, delivery, and quality to enhance production performance
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and streamline processes

Key requirements

• Proven experience managing teams in high‑end production, manufacturing, or logistics
• Strong safety and quality focus with track record of delivering quality outputs
• Ability to motivate and develop teams and drive performance
• Forward‑looking mindset to ensure teams have tools and support
• Comfort with managing diverse tasks, priorities, and IT systems
• Availability for day or shift roles

• Team leadership
• Motivation and development of others
• Proactive planning and forward thinking
• Production management
• Process improvement
• Safety standards and quality assurance

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