Assembly Bristol ME

Rolls Royce
Bristol, Bristol (County)
10 months ago
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Job Description

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Working Pattern: 5 days per week, potential requirement to work shifts to support business needs

Working location: Bristol, mostly on-site

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Rolls Royce Aerospace business in Bristol. Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager you will be part of either the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Original Equipment (OE) or Development team for Assembly Operations.

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.

The Aerospace Assembly Team are responsible for the development and assembly of new, and the overhaul of service run Defence and Civil aero engines. The team are based within the assembly facility, working closely with physical products and are accountable directly for delivery to our customers.

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.

Manufacturing Engineers within Rolls-Royce continuously seek to expand their knowledge and experience to increase effectiveness in undertaking existing and new activities.

As a Manufacturing Engineer you will provide technical support to operations and execute Manufacturing Engineering activities to develop, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture. Such methods will be capable of meeting business customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. This role is factory based - to be able to successfully support product delivery it is expected that the majority of working time is on site.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will be accountable for the following:Safety - Ensure that manufacturing processes are in full compliance to HS&E standards and are capable of delivering a product that achieves and sustains the design intent. Rigorously raise, investigate and resolve HS&E and Product Safety related issues.
Quality - Drive a culture of zero defects within the organisation. Works with all functions to reduce risk and drive product Right First Time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.
Delivery - Delivery focused mindset. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure the manufacturing processes and digital systems are effective and support the operational requirements of the facility. Ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales.
Capability - Develop, implement, validate, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes and digital systems. Capture, analyse and use data to demonstrate and improve the current and future capability of manufacturing processes. Identify, document and share best practice, including participation in relevant Communities of Practice.
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.

Key experiences and qualifications for this role are:Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent)Recognised national or international engineering accreditation (e.g. UK IEng or CEng) where availableGeneral understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to their businessGeneral awareness of Manufacturing Systems and enabling software tools relevant to the businessUnderstanding of Manufacturing Engineering processes relevant to their 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 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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category

Manufacturing Services

Posting Date

16 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date

17 Jul 2025PandoLogic. Keywords: Manufacturing Engineer, Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX

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