Manufacturing Engineer – External Supply Chain (ESC)

Manufacturing Engineer – External Supply Chain (ESC)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer – External Supply Chain (ESC) to join the Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Organisation, based in Derby. As part of our drive to support an expanding MRO facility network and make the business more sustainable, we are expanding our repair team. This role will be an integral part of delivering greater repair capability & capacity to Rolls-Royce and realising cost improvement opportunities by increasing the amount of repaired parts in our products.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

The MRO business is global, and we have repair vendors across the world. You will have the opportunity to work with Rolls-Royce's broad portfolio of MRO bases across the globe to deliver new repair capacity, capability, continuous improvement and operational support.

What you will be doing:

In this role you will be expected to assume a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Own the technical/engineering relationship for a specific repair supplier(s)
• Manage the supplier relationship and work with your supplier(s) to implement repair capability and drive continuous improvement
• Provide technical guidance to ensure quality of repair industrialisation including guidance through the First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) Process
• Be a champion for zero defects and process improvement
• Represent the manufacturing engineering function for sourcing decisions
• Perform root cause analysis and problem solving where necessary

Key experience/qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in an Engineering or equivalent discipline
• Strong problem-solving background
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to use standard digital tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, PowerBI.
• Ability to communicate well within diverse teams and across different levels of seniority within a business, both within and external to the business and adapt communication style appropriately.
• Ability to plan and lead projects
• Basic knowledge of engineering drawings
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the FAIR process (AS9102), AS13100
• Knowledge of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
• Appreciation/qualification in measurement systems analysis
• Data cleaning, manipulation and analysis and/or programming experience
• Part 145 appreciation

International and national travel will be required as part of this role.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and bonus
• Company pension contributions raising to 12%
• 6x life assurance
• Excellent benefits including employee assist
• Excellent development opportunities

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.