Team Lead - Cylinder Heads Machining Off Shift

Job Description

Job Title: Team Leader - Off Shift

Work Pattern: FT - Off Shift working schedule is Monday through Thursday night, 7:30pm to 6:00am with overtime on Friday nights.

Working Location: Aiken, S.C.

"Relocation assistance is not available for this position"

Global Grade/Level 64

Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

What you will be doing?

• Oversee and coordinate the activities of hourly machine operators and assemblers engaged in the manufacturing of heavy-duty engine components.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, quality, standard time and other indicators to ensure that team members conform to production standards.
• Identify and reduce non-value-added work and recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality standards.
• Keep management abreast of progress, developments and pending problems.
  

Basic Requirements:

• Achieve points for Level 4 in the Skilled Based Pay Training Matrix
• High School Diploma/GED and 2 years in a mechanical, maintenance or machining trade school or equivalent associate’s degree; OR 8 years of experience in a heavy-duty machining environment.
• Advanced knowledge of SIEMENS control systems, machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Advanced ability to interpret Statistical Process Control (SPC) and operate scanning devices for system communications.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
  
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Knowledge of MTU DD products, policies and procedures
• Proficient in PC and use of the Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word)
• Knowledge of SAP system.

Mental and Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand; sit, use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, parts, or controls reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. 

The employee is occasionally required to balance and climb; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The employee may also be exposed to any number of elements but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable.

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 quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.  We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

 
Closing Date: October 31, 2026

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Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

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Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, and employment type.

The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus 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 clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.