Manufacturing Services Leader
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Work type
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Clearance
- Clearance required
- U.S. citizenship
- Not stated
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
About the role
Job Description
Manufacturing Services Leader - GCAP
Bristol
Onsite
Management level C
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.
As a Manufacturing Services Leader GCAP you will report to the Vice President Manufacturing Services - to ensure the organisation's objectives and goals are delivered.
You will take responsibility for Defining and implementing the Manufacturing Services strategy in a new secure aerospace facility on the Bristol site. You will support projects throughout the facility design and construction phases, progressing to reliable daily operations. This role will involve recruiting a team to deliver benchmark-setting asset care in a secure environment.
What you will be doing:
- Working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to help shape and define the Equipment Management strategy for a brand-new facility. E.g. Maintenance Planning, Statutory compliance, Managing Service Providers and Reliability studies.
- Work with Capability Acquisition teams to understand the equipment and machinery requirements. Be part of the down-selection process to ensure the equipment will be safe and capable for operations.
- Building a maintenance team to deliver high levels of asset availability, reliability, and legislative compliance
- Leading the population of the Computerised Maintenance Management System, building a critical spare parts inventory and finalising service level agreements
Position qualifications:
- NVQ 4/5
- Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in manufacturing / engineering environments and the associated plant & equipment.
- Proven track record in leading a maintenance team
- Ability to use CMMS to track and improve maintenance key performance indicators.
Preferred requirements:
- Process Safety Knowledge
- Understanding and experience of Reliability engineering principles.
- NEBOSH certificate
This role will require you to hold a Developed Vetting (DV). To start, you will require a minimum Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.
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.
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.