Production Leader, Turbines

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

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

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

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

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.