Assembly Production Leader - LiftSystems OE

Assembly Production Leader – LiftSystems OE

Plainfield, IN

As the Assembly Production Leader – LiftSystems OE, you will lead, inspire, and coach a team within a defined manufacturing cell. You will be accountable for ensuring that customer commitments are met in full, measured against agreed HSE, quality, cost, delivery, people, and responsiveness standards.

Innovate & Power the World

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialization, we also offer freedom to cross-specialize and develop skills across a number of different areas.

At Rolls-Royce, we look beyond tomorrow. We continually pioneer integrated power and propulsion solutions to deliver cleaner, safer, and more competitive power.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

Key Accountabilities:

• HSE - Drive towards a performance and culture of Zero Harm. Ensuring our teams are trained and compliant to safety standards, driving environmental targets and promoting wellbeing
• PRODUCT SAFETY - 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 organization
• QUALITY - 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
• COST - Develop and manage agreed people budget (headcount, productivity, absenteeism). Understand and manage the cell cost center budget and work with the team to drive productivity and reduce consumable cost
• DELIVERY - 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
• PEOPLE - Optimize the capability and capacity of the cell by developing a flexible team. Develop and motivate team members ensuring they are trained, capable and effective
• LEAN - Ensure that all relevant Production System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained within the business in support of performance objectives and coaching the team to fully participate in continuous improvement
• LEAD - Inspire the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through facilitation, coaching and the demonstration of lean leadership behaviors. Motivate, delegate, and empower team members to act and make their own decisions
• ASSETS - Optimize the performance of manufacturing assets in order to maximize facility productivity and meet current and future customer demand. Understand current constraints and develop a future state
• DIGITAL MANUFACTURING - Understand the IT systems we use to drive our management and leadership activity. Be competent in the use of the tools to manage cell and people performance. Communicate to the team using digital tools and be able to communicate digital strategy and use of innovative technology

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, OR
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, OR
• In lieu of degree, 9 + years of experience in a manufacturing environment,
• Must be a US citizen to be considered for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has company-wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working
• Understanding/knowledge of multiple disciplines demonstrating breadth of experience. Appreciation of product integrity
• Has a proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favorable and unfavorable conditions, utilizing cross-functional teams
• Has experience deploying continuous improvement methodologies such as lean and six sigma, ideally with Green Belt accreditation
• Management experience in an engineering industry is ideal, but not essential
• Attended higher education and/or leadership development programs

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Our People are our Power

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 realize their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

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. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing Date: March 28, 2025

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Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.