We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of Rolls-Royce’s recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.
Rolls-Royce is a respected engineering organisation operating in many sectors including energy, aerospace, marine and defence. Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe & competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital power needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Manufacturing engineer to join our team in the Bristol Turbines Facility – Machining (BTF-M) on a 12-month contract.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Quality - Operate a culture of zero defects within the organisation and specifically your process. Work with all functions at all levels to improve yield, drive product right first time and reduce risks. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards including Rolls-Royce Management System (RRMS) and Export Control and Intellectual Property requirements.
• Develop Capability - Develop, implement, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes which are capable of meeting and continue to meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time. Inclusive of future capability for new product introduction. Capture, analyse and use data to demonstrate and improve the current and future capability of manufacturing processes.
• Technical Communication – Create and maintain elements of the Technical Package (manufacturing instructions, programs, tooling) which clearly define the manufacturing process and control them which effectively communicate the manufacturing process to shop floor personnel.
• Collaboration - Work with production operations and shop floor personnel to ensure technical aspects of manufacturing processes and digital systems are understood and being complied with.
• Digital – Drive the modernisation of manufacturing process to fully utilise data and capitalise on new digital systems.

KEY EXPERIENCES AND ANY QUALIFICATIONS

• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) or equivalent hands-on experience. Recognised national or international engineering accreditation (e.g. UK Eng or CEng) is desirable but not essential.
• Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the drive to deliver within a fast pace, challenging, high volume production environment.
• Practical experience in manufacturing engineering within a production facility including delivery of improvement projects.
• Previous experience in CAD modelling and CAM programming for 5 axis grinding and milling CNC machines as well as hands-on experience applying the programmes (training available). Experience with on-machine probing is desirable but not essential.
• Practical knowledge and application of lean manufacturing methods including six sigma tools, PFMEAs, control plans and KPIVs/KPOVs.
• Experience of manufacture of nozzle guide vanes (or similar) is desirable
• An understanding of automation (PLC programming) is also desirable but not essential.

• Working within the Manufacturing Engineering process team in the Bristol Turbines Facility – Machining (BTF-M), you will be responsible and accountable for the grinding and milling machining processes that manufacture high pressure (HP) and intermediate pressure (IP) nozzle guide vanes across the entire Rolls-Royce product portfolio (Civil, Business Aviation and Defence).
• You will work across automated cells that include robots, machining centres and CMM’s whilst also supporting legacy machining platforms.
• These processes are critical to the yield and delivery rate performance of the facility.
• This role will support current production and improving current production whilst developing machining programs and processes for future new product introduction.
• You will develop and validate manufacturing processes over a variety of parts which deliver the design intent and meet customer and business requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate & lead-time (SQCD).
• Including supporting day to day production through working collaboratively with operations including shop floor personnel, you will also be accountable for the yield performance of your process and reducing cycle time and reducing consumable costs.
• For your respective process you will also be responsible for implementing and improving existing process control. This includes the generation and maintenance of key process input variables (KPIVs), communicating the requirements to the shop floor and implementing robust poke-yoke methods to maximise yield performance.