Position Overview & Specifications

Job Description Safety Performance and Improvement Manager Full Time Derby Why Rolls-Royce? Our submarines business is responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and through-life support of nuclear propulsion-related products and systems in support of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. You can find out more about the amazing projects that we are working on here:- https://youtu.be/x19YSPecrf8 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. Reporting to the Head of Operational Safety for Core Manufacture, the Safety Performance and Improvement Manager leads the Core Manufacturing Organisational Learning (LC7) process, the Capability Team and the Nuclear Material Accountancy Assurance team in support of the business priorities and maintains and assures compliance with relevant company and statutory requirements. You will be responsible for maintaining, assuring, and improving the processes for supporting the manufacturing teams in these functional areas. You will have several stakeholder interfaces requiring collaborative leadership to enable delivery and improvements to be embedded and sustained. 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. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work. What you will be doing: You will be setting expectations and leading by example. Lead improvements to Core Manufacture Organisational Learning, Capability and Nuclear Material Accountancy processes by proposing and implementing changes.
  • Representing the business on functional initiatives and leading changes. Engage beyond your sites on initiatives to optimise the programme.
  • Guide your team, including their development where applicable.
  • Providing the functional support to the Core Manufacturing teams for event investigations and action management. Focusing on continual improvement for the RRSL Organisational Learning (LC7) management arrangements and support the implementation and ongoing activities to ensure appropriate investigations and actions are defined and delivered across Core Manufacturing.
  • Ensuring simple agile systems are in place to enable compliance with training and competency requirements to ensure a capable workforce. Ensuring that training is defined and delivered in an appropriate manner to meet the business needs.
  • Ensuring that the assurance of Nuclear Material Accountancy is appropriately delivered to meet the regulatory requirements.
  • Support the review and improvement of the Safety Performance of the Core Manufacturing teams.
  • To be a visible advocate of our Nuclear Safety Culture - where Safety is at our Core at all times
Who we’re 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.
  • Good leadership qualities with an effective management of teams
  • Experienced in leading teams in a highly regulated environment
  • Experienced in delivery of organisational learning and investigations
  • Experience in delivery of organisational training and competency assessment
  • (Desirable) Experience operating within with nuclear site licence and environmental permit conditions (and other regulatory requirements)
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. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business an individual has to hold Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if the individual does not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the Business conducts and the protection of certain assets a person has to be a UK national or in MoD approved cases a Dual National from a non ITAR country. Closing Date: 24th February 2023 Job Category HS & E Posting Date 10 Feb 2023; 00:02