Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist - Coating Technical Lead

Rolls-Royce has an exciting opportunity within the Turbines Laboratory team for a Lab Technologist - Coating Technical Lead. The Turbines manufacturing business unit manufactures Nozzle Guide Vanes and Turbine Blades which include Thermal Barrier, Corrosion & Oxidation protection and abrasive cutting coatings applied by offload suppliers in our supply chain. This role is required to work closely with these coating suppliers, across the UK and overseas, in support of Turbines domestic plants in both Bristol and Derby. Coating processes utilized include Aluminising, Pt plating, LVPS, APS, HVOF and PVD.

Why Rolls-Royce? Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

The role will include the following:

• Provide technical expertise for day-to-day production support and where required improvements in Quality, Cost and Delivery.
• Provide technical assistance with yield and right first-time activity.
• Support change management and product validation.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge and product awareness to obtain technical delegation for approval of supplier datacards and technical reports.
• Control and develop coating processes required to support manufacture of components.
• Ensure engineering specifications related to coating are satisfied for new part introduction and ongoing manufacture.
• Ensure compliance to processes and standards.
• Compliance to all required UK and local legislation REACH, NADCAP, etc.
• Point of escalation for technical queries and non-conformance.
• Represent Turbines at company-wide Communities of Practice.

This role will require a high level of collaborative work with plant Manufacturing Engineers, Materials and Engineering Design and to work closely with specialists in the Corporate Surface Engineering Group and Industrialisation teams.

Responsibilities, Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure process compliance to National and International Standards.
• Interpret design and engineering requirements and ensuring shop applications remain in compliance.
• Approve process data cards/procedures, process or stage drawings and Methods of Manufacture.
• Compile component specific Rationalised Quality Specifications (RQSC's).
• Lead mixed teams to advance specific processes and/or resolve manufacturing problems.
• Act as a member of a Product Control Authority (PCA) to approve method of manufacture changes on classified parts.
• Drive continuous improvement and control activities to reduce process variation.

Who we’re looking for: At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Key Experiences and any Qualifications:

• Qualified to degree level in Materials Science, Metallurgy or an appropriate Engineering discipline.
• Working towards or have already achieved Chartered Engineer status (UK) or other national equivalent.
• High level of understanding of key Coating processes - e.g. Aluminising, Pt plating, LVPS, APS, HVOF and PVD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Data driven approach to problem solving.

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.