Quality Manager

Job Description

Quality Manager - Manufacturing

Bristol

Management level C

*NB: First Stage interviews : candidates must be available for a face to face on site interview in Bristol week of the 16th November.

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

Quality Manager within our Defence Manufacturing business team.

Covering new manufacture of products for the JSF LiftSystem and Component Repair activities.

The role will appeal to someone with Quality experience that thrives in a dynamic, team oriented operational environment.

What you will be doing:

• Work closely with the Production Leadership Team to ensure compliance, across all OE and MRO activities, with both external regulatory and internal Rolls-Royce Management System requirements.
• Deploy the problem resolution process (8D); coaching others in its application and leading investigations, when required.
• Manage MRO related mandatory occurrence reporting (DASOR), human factors investigations (MEDA) and action reports (MARS) processes.  
• Ensure Quality improvement tools and techniques are deployed and embedded into the day-to-day operation of the Facility, including support to the RR Production System.
• Maintain visual plant-based governance structure that informs the Plant of its quality performance and the actions that need to be taken to address any quality shortfalls.

Position qualifications:

• Certified Lead Auditor (ISO9001 and/or AS/EN9100/9110)
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to analyse and solve complex problems
• Good leadership qualities: influencing, priority setting, conflict resolution and ability to     build and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to stimulate and promote continuous improvement

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

 

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. 

 

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.  

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.

  

Grade:  Management level C

For further information please contact:  Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com

Job Category

Quality

Posting Date

19 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

01 Nov 2026