General Machinist

Job Description

General Machinist

Full time, shift work

Derby, site-based role

We have several new outstanding opportunities for qualified (must have completed an apprenticeship) General Machinists to join our Derby Compressor Discs and Drums Facility (DCDD), part of Rotatives UK and Compression.

In this role, you will work on CNC machining platforms producing aerospace engine components. You will be responsible for delivering against weekly targets to meet customer requirements. You will also work with cross functional teams to implement and sustain improvement activities within our manufacturing environment.

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.

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.

This is an interesting opportunity to work in a busy, world-class engineering and manufacturing environment.

What we offer:

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

What you will be doing

In this role you will:

• Work to Rolls-Royce’s Technical Instructions and program manuals to deliver consistent, high-quality machining across a variety of different components and product families.
• Operate a variety of Inspection equipment, both mechanical and electronic.
• Interpret manufacturing drawings, customer drawings and written specifications.
• Assessment of whether the quality of components produced meet required standards.
• Effective team work to resolve quality issues and ensure work is being completed to plan.
• Scope to train and work across a variety of machines, both CNC and manual, including lathes, vertical borer, DMG 5 access milling machine, Dantip.

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. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the appliable health and safety standards and we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Completed an advanced modern engineering apprenticeship* and an NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• Experience on DMG, Danobat, Mazak multi axis machine centers would be preferable.
• Experience with aerospace components would be preferable.
• Clear and demonstrated understanding of drawing interpretation, calibration, dimensional and visual inspection.
• Pro-active, patient, capable of managing time effectively.

*Please attach a copy of your certificate as proof of completing a recognised apprenticeship together with/next to your CV.

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 realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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

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