VP, People,

Manufacturing Operations & Manufacturing Engineering

Indianapolis, IN

As the VP, People, Manufacturing Operations & Manufacturing Engineering your responsibilities will include supporting the manufacturing business leadership teams, coaching leadership teams, and providing effective employee relations advice. Additionally, you will utilize your experience working with labor unions and negotiating labor contracts. This role requires travel to domestic and international locations 25-30% of the time.

Innovate & Power the World

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest, and most aspiring solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

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 guide 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 specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross-specialise and develop skills across several different areas.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified you 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:

• Support the manufacturing business leadership teams in setting the medium-term strategy and business plan, bringing HR insights to the process to both the professional and unionized workforce
• In addition will be a key member of the global manufacturing leadership team with accountability for people strategy and plans
• Coach the business leadership teams in handling sensitive or complex HR issues and in their own personal development including meeting Rolls-Royce leadership expectations
• Provide effective employee relations advice given the context the business area is working in while maintaining a positive employee relations environment across the assigned population
• Bring challenge and perspective to the business agenda, particularly ensuring the development of the talent, performance enablement, leadership, and D&I agendas for the businesses
• Accountability for the local deployment of company HR processes, projects and identified change programs and manage local projects and may also be involved in managing global projects across the Defense HR team

Basic Requirements:

• Associate's degree with 10+ years of Human Resources and/or Labor Relations experience in Human Resources, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of Human Resources and/or Labor Relations experience in Human Resources, OR
• Master’s degree with 6+ years of Human Resources and/or Labor Relations experience in Human Resources, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 12+ years of Human Resources and/or Labor Relations experience in Human Resources in lieu of a degree
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident
• Experience working with labor unions and negotiating labor contracts

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s degree in business or human resources and experience using Organization Development to enhance business/organizational performance.
• Prior experience with business acquisition and integration, partnerships, process alignment and change management and experience of operating within an HR Shared Service delivery model.
• Prior experience working with leadership across a multi-site operation.
• Workday experience
• Experience managing employee relations cases, talent development and enabling culture change including driving diversity and inclusion.
• Experience working with a global team and / or in a highly matrixed environment.

Pioneer the performance of the future. 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 brilliance and innovation.

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. 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 will be provided if applicable.

Close Date:
June 10th, 2024

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.