Rolls-Royce plc

Production Leader, Turbines

Rolls-Royce plc$111K — $181K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or related field with 7+ years of experience OR
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or related field with 5+ years of experience OR
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or related field with 2+ years of experience OR
  • JD/PhD in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or related field OR
  • 9+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Must be eligible for security clearance, requiring US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all manufacturing activities across multiple departments.
  • Lead and motivate factory staff to meet customer requirements.
  • Develop staff potential through training, feedback, and coaching.
  • Assess risks related to demand changes, inventory, and capacity.
  • Support Rolls-Royce Production System initiatives.
  • Communicate effectively across functions to execute manufacturing plans.
  • Foster a continuous improvement culture in a lean environment.
  • Expected to work 9/80 shift with potential overtime.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including base pay and discretionary bonuses.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
  • Tuition reimbursement and other educational support.
Full Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Production Leader - Turbines

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN (Onsite 9/80 work schedule)

Global Grade/Level: Level C B&P

Position Summary

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.

What you will be doing

  • Turbines internal project management
  • 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.
  • Improving value stream performance through shaping a continuous improvement culture in a lean manufacturing environment
  • Work Schedule is a 9/80 shift pattern, with some expectation of overtime work

Basic Requirements:

  • An Associates degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Business or related field with 7+ years of relevant manufacturing or leadership experience OR
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business or related field with 5+ years of relevant manufacturing or leadership experience OR
  • A Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Business or related field with 2+ years of relevant manufacturing or leadership experience OR
  • JD/PhD in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Business or related field
  • In lieu of a degree, 9+ years of relevant manufacturing or leadership experience
  • In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires US Citizenship

Preferred Requirements:

  • Leadership experience
  • Union Environment
  • Lean experience
  • KPI Management
  • Safety Experience
  • ERP/SAP knowledge

Closing Date: 09/07/2026


Job Category

Manufacturing

Job Posting Date

24 Aug 2026; 00:08
Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.


$111, 720 to $181,786-Annually


Location:

Indianapolis, IN


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.

About Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce plc is a British multinational engineering company that designs, manufactures, and distributes power systems for aviation, marine, and energy markets. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in London, England. Rolls-Royce is a leading provider of power systems for civil and military aircraft, and is also a major supplier of power systems for marine vessels. The company's energy division provides power systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as for power generation and other industrial applications. Rolls-Royce has operations in over 50 countries and employs over 50,000 people worldwide.
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