Production Leader

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Production Leader for Rolls-Royce, you’ll lead all aspects of manufacturing activity across multiple departments. This is an exciting opportunity, as you’ll be fully accountable for ensuring that agreed current and future customer quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements are met for the designated commodity throughout the product life cycle. In this role you will travel locally up to 5%. 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. Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive. Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions. At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference. Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Requirements

Associate degree with 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, OR Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, OR JD/PhD, OR 9+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment in lieu of a degree
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma certification
ERP/SAP knowledge

Responsibilities

Leading and motivating the factory staff across multiple departments to deliver customer requirements at targeted cost and delivery
Developing and maximizing the potential of staff through training, feedback and coaching
Responding to demand changes, assessing risk, inventory, capacity and financial implications
Supporting the elements of Rolls-Royce Production System that keep the Value Stream performing at a high level
Communicating simply and effectively across multiple functions and work schedules to support execution of the manufacturing plans.
Developing and maintaining a High-Performance Culture through training and everyday behaviors