Production Controller
Accounting & Finance, Software Engineering, Product
Winsford, UK
Job Description
Job Title: Production Controller
Pattern: Full-Time, Onsite
Working Location: Winsford
Job Description
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.
As the Production Controller you will lead and control the end to end production flow across multiple concurrent products, ensuring all work entering production is prioritised, fully enabled and correctly resourced. Deliver predictable, efficient output across the value stream.
What you will be doing:
- Own prioritisation across all active product builds
- Balance competing demands based on delivery risk, capacity and business priorities
- Translate long term plans into executable production sequences
- Align labour capacity (mechanical vs electrical) with demand
- Identify risks early and implement mitigation plans
- Define and enforce “ready to build” criteria
- Prevent incomplete or unverified processes going through production
- Drive improvements in work order quality, sequencing and material readiness
- Coordinate allocation of electricians and mechanical fitters across all products
- Minimise downtime and bottlenecks
- Work closely with Shift Leaders to ensure plan v execution
- Lead and align Production Planning / Stores Kitting / Manufacturing Engineering
- Ensure seamless flow from material availability through to build execution
- Own and improve key metrics: On Time delivery / Schedule Adherence /Labour Utilization
- Drive standardisation and process discipline across all product lines (
- Provide clear, data-driven updates to Production Leaders and Senior Leadership
Position Qualifications
- Proven experience in complex manufacturing environments (multi-product, long lead times)
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional delivery, not just a single team
- Microsoft Office Expert
- Track record of improving production flow, planning or operational efficiency
- ERP systems (SAP S4HANA or equivalent)
Preferred requirements:
- MRP integrated systems (Siemens OpCenter)
- PowerBi
Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.
We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.
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.
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.
