Digital Manufacturing Lead
Position Summary: We’re looking for a collaborative and forward‑looking Digital Manufacturing Lead to help modernise and evolve our Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) landscape—ensuring our people, processes, and technology are ready for the future.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive digital transformation and deliver key elements of the Digital Manufacturing and MES strategy.
- Improve and transform existing digital capabilities aligned to business and enterprise architecture roadmaps.
- Act as the key interface between engineering, IT, and operational teams.
- Design safe, effective processes and lead future‑state manufacturing process design with safety at the core.
- Support system and functional design to ensure tools enable safe, efficient operations.
- Define and execute system integration and user acceptance testing.
- Enable change and adoption: prepare teams for process and system changes through engagement and clear communication.
- Lead pilot deployments, define success criteria, and create scalable rollout playbooks.
- Build strong user communities to support adoption and continuous improvement.
- Simplify complexity: translate complex operational needs into clear, structured requirements.
- Communicate effectively across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Balance multiple priorities and perspectives across a diverse stakeholder group.
- Identify opportunities to enhance manufacturing processes and digital systems.
- Use data insights to improve safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance.
- Support a “right first time” culture and reduce operational risk.
- Work closely with cross‑functional teams, suppliers, and partners to share best practice.
Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or digital transformation environments.
- Understanding of manufacturing operations (planning, logistics, production execution).
- Exposure to MES or similar enterprise systems (experience beneficial but not essential).
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without authority.
- Experience working with cross‑functional teams in complex environments.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Engineering qualification (e.g., HND, degree, or equivalent experience) – desirable.
- Professional accreditation (e.g., IEng, CEng) – advantageous but not required.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary at SNBG 07-10 level, flexible benefits including life insurance, gym discounts, tax‑free cycling, generous annual leave, and the Rolls‑Royce Retirement Savings Trust, Group Life Assurance, Income Protection, Matched Shares, Digital GP, Employee Assistance and Live Well programmes.
Equal Opportunities
Rolls‑Royce is committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
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