Job description
Job Description
Engine Fitter
Full time, shift work
Derby, site-based role
Why Rolls- Royce?
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an Engine Fitter to join our team at EOS in Derby.
In this role, you will be involved in a range of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities, including component dressing, lapping, riveting, hyfil winding and general bench fitting.
The Engine Overhaul Services (EOS) facility is 27,000m2, with around 550 employees, and operational for 20 hours a day, 365 days a year. As the only wholly owned Large Engine MRO facility, with capability to maintain all modern Trent engines, EOS is fundamental to the future success of Civil Aerospace Business.
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What you will be doing:
You will interpret repair documentation, engine repair manuals and written specifications around project requirements and translate these requirements into a product/ test specimen. You will:
Look after a range of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities.
Resolve production and development issues.
Demonstrate flexibility to undertake other tasks and activities when production work is not required.
Be an integral part of our Operational Support and Development department, enabling Rolls-Royce to maintain our excellent quality standards and deliver repair capability to a global network.
Who we are looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role in particular:
It is essential for this role to have completed an advanced level apprenticeship in Engineering or Welding and also have NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) certificates. P lease attach a photo/copy of your certificates as proof of completing a recognised apprenticeship together with your CV .
Experience welding a range of materials. Familiarity with titanium alloys or heat treatment of complex alloys using furnaces and conduction blankets would be advantageous.
A self-starter, with a professional, flexible approach.
An effective communicator able to work both within a team and autonomously.
Capable of maintaining a clean and safe environment, acknowledging all the health and safety factors.
Able to work to deadlines to achieve performance and project targets.
Join us & Make an impact
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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, 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: 1st of October 2023