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Nuclear Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Submarines

Full time

Derby Raynesway

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nuclear Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join Rolls-Royce Team in Derby.

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

This role provides the opportunity to play a pivotal part in the UKs ongoing programme to maintain Continuous at Sea Deterrent through the Royal Navy’s Nuclear Submarine fleet.

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

What you will be doing :

You will be accountable for ensuring that all in-scope manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture are safe from a nuclear criticality perspective

• Planning - Deploy mechanisms to govern the achievement of Manufacturing Engineering deliverables, report status, and ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales. Manage load/capacity plans and budgets.
• Develop capability - Buy-off the production readiness of new manufacturing capabilities or methods of manufacture for new parts and assemblies.
• Develop numerate, real time methods for capturing process capability, and ensure it is available and acted on within the facility/supply chain and in new product design.
• Deploy capability - Maintain Production Technical Packages (technical instructions, programmes, etc). Ensure in-scope manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture are capable of meeting requirements for quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time.
• Develop talent - Act as professional leader of the Manufacturing Engineering community within the area of accountability, ensuring required competences are in place and promoting the development and growth of the community.
• Ensure the effective deployment of Technical Authority and Governance on all technical changes and compliance to Design Intent and Engineering Standards.
• Co-ordinate the technical support to operations ensuring that emergent issues are resolved in a structured and timely manner.

Who we are looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Professionally qualified Engineer (UK minimum BEng degree or other national equivalent, higher degree preferred).
• UK CEng (Chartered Engineer) or other national equivalent.
• Experience working in a Nuclear Manufacturing Engineering environment.
• Experience in an MEM or other Engineering leadership role.
• Proven track record of operating in at least 2 of the following ME environments – Production ME, Product Introduction, Capability Acquisition, Facility Design and Commissioning, External Supply chain.
• Proven track record of working in an operating production facility with technical accountability for manufacturing processes.
• General awareness of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing Execution System, Manufacturing Intelligence, SAP, Technical Publications, etc.) relevant to the business.
• An understanding of nuclear core design, functional requirements and manufacturing processes would be highly beneficial.

We’re 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

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a 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. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

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