Job Description

Business Improvement Leader

Solihull

Full time

Why join 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 work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Position Summary

This role is crucial to facilitating our lean transformation journey. Ultimately delivering our 5YP commitments of a 3.5% productivity improvement year on year whilst continually driving towards our aspirational future state.

What you will be doing:

Key contributor to the improvement strategy for the business; support the development of improvement strategies for the business.
Drive change management by influencing and coaching leadership, management, and teams across critical processes and specialty functions on Lean and Six Sigma improvement.
Lead and manage Improvement Reviews and governance sessions to ensure that fully scoped events and activities are delivered to plan.
Drive the business journey to be a Lean Enterprise, by actively demonstrating the lean leadership actions (behaviours), and by being a champion of the key behavioural changes to underpin the lean organisation of the future.
Lead Business Improvement Transformation and lighthouse projects that will deliver the performance/User Experience improvements using the most appropriate lean, agile and six sigma problem solving tools and techniques.
Manage the objectives and development of deployed Improvement resource and ensure continued engagement of a business improvement population.
Drive and sustain the maturity of the relevant production system across the business against minimum standard criteria.
Coach the organisation and business leaders in lean six sigma and develop lean capability across the organisation.
Manage improvement capability in the organisation, identifying appropriate training as necessary

Position Qualifications:

Experience in lean six sigma or process improvement in operational and transactional environments
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified.

Preferred Requirements:

Have strong business acumen. Fully competent in using the BPD to identify improvement projects at the business level.
Leadership, drive and self-starter, and agility in the delivery of End to End (E2E) process level step-change value added projects.
Gravitas with leadership teams.
Strong Integration / Programme Management / Delivery mindset.
Data driven improvement methods & tools
Business breadth.

Regional Benefits:

Work in a safety-first environment where doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date: 27th October

Job Category

Business Improvement