Production Leader - Barnoldswick

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Rolls-Royce

Barnoldswick

On-site

Posted April 30, 2026

Job Description

Production Leader

Full time/shift working

Barnoldswick Bankfield

Are you ready for something different? A chance to push your people management skills and discover exactly what you’re capable of? As a Rolls-Royce Production Leader, you’ll not only be at the heart of our iconic business, but you’ll also play an essential role in making it even better.

And in return? You’ll get fantastic colleagues, great rewards, and the opportunity to advance your career in new and exciting ways.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce, we’re dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating the critical systems and technologies that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-changing projects, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth.

What you will be doing

Working in our Civil Aerospace business, you’ll be leading the teams responsible for making the world-famous parts and engines we’re known for.

Focusing on safety and compliance, ensure all work follows procedures and meets standards while fostering a safety-first culture.
Driving a zero-defects mindset by reducing risks, improving processes, and enhancing team skills.
Leading, developing and motivating a large team to build a skilled and effective workforce.
Optimising cost, delivery, and quality to enhance production performance and operational efficiency.
Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and growth by streamlining processes to drive excellence.

What you’ll get:

Great salary and benefits

On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.

Positions Requirements

You’ll have proven experience managing teams in a high-end production, manufacturing, or logistics environment.
With a safety and quality focus you’re committed to maintaining high safety standards and delivering quality outputs.
You’ll know how to motivate and develop teams to enhance performance and drive success.
You’re always thinking ahead to ensure teams have the tools and support they need.
You’ll be comfortable managing diverse tasks, priorities, and IT systems daily.

The role is likely to include working shift patterns as our facility runs 24/7.

Our future vision is to deepen our world-class engineering and technology capability and lead next generation thinking for our customers. We will play our part in the energy transition for a more sustainable world. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date for applications: 17th May 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.