Job Description

Job Title: Production Leader

Working Pattern: Onsite (3rd shift 10pm - 6:30am)

Working Location: Cypress, CA

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Leader in our Cypress, CA location. As a Production Leader, you will lead, inspire and coach a team within a defined manufacturing cell. Accountable for ensuring that customer commitments are met in full, measured against agreed HSE, quality, cost, delivery, people and responsiveness standards.

What you will be doing:

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement that Puts Safety First and delivers on Zero Harm and Zero Defects objectives including yield targets, safety & environmental targets and promoting wellbeing.
• Accountable for ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with all legislative and technical policies and standards to ensure conformance to the engineering specification, and for promoting a product safety culture in the organization.
• Develop agreed cell cost center budgets (headcount, productivity, absenteeism, consumable cost) and drive improvements in productivity and consumable costs.
• Deliver our products to customer commitments on time by effectively using load and capacity tools and managing bottlenecks and constraints to achieve flow through the cell.
• Ensure that all relevant Production System minimum standards are fully deployed and sustained.
• Inspire and develop the manufacturing team to consistently deliver high levels of performance through effective coaching, training, delegation, and the demonstration of lean leadership behaviors.

Physical Requirements:

• Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl and climb all day.
• Climb stairs and ladders with the ability to lift up to 55 lbs.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree and 7+ years of experience in operations, planning and control, supply chain, engineering, quality, OR
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in operations, planning and control, supply chain, engineering, quality, OR
• Master's degree 3+ years of experience in operations, planning and control, supply chain, engineering, quality, OR
• JD / PhD, OR
• 9+ years of experience in operations, planning and control, supply chain, engineering, quality in lieu of a degree
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Companywide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working
• Understanding/knowledge of multiple disciplines demonstrating breadth of experience
• Appreciation of product integrity with proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favorable and unfavorable conditions, utilizing cross-functional teams
• Experience of deploying continuous improvement methodologies such as lean and six sigma, ideally with Green Belt accreditation
• Management experience in an engineering industry is ideal, but not essential

What we offer:

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

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Closing date: July 28, 2026

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Job Category

Manufacturing

Job Posting Date

14 Jul 2026; 00:07

Pay Range

$134,242 -$218,143-Annually

Location:

Cypress, CA

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.