Operations Support Manager

Job Title: Operations Support Manager

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 in office days a week

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

An exciting opportunity for an Operations Support Manager has arisen for our Indianapolis, IN team. As the Operations Support Manager, you will be a key contributor to the improvement strategy for the business and support the development of improvement strategies. Leadership, drive and agility in the delivery of End to End (E2E) process level step-change value added projects is essential. You will drive change management by influencing and coaching leadership, management, and teams across critical processes and specialty functions on Lean and Six Sigma improvement. In this role you will travel domestically up to 80% with occasionally travel to the UK.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

• Lead business improvement transformation and lighthouse projects that will deliver the performance/user experience improvements using the most appropriate lean, agile and six sigma problem-solving tools and techniques
• Manage the objectives and development of deployed Improvement resource and ensure continued engagement of a business improvement population
• Drive and sustain the maturity of the relevant production system across the business against minimum standard criteria
• Coach the organization and business leaders in lean six sigma and develop lean capability
• Manage improvement capability in the organization, identifying appropriate training as necessary

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 7+ years of supply chain, engineering, quality or operation experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of supply chain, engineering, quality or operation experience, OR
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of supply chain, engineering, quality or operation experience, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 9+ years of supply chain, engineering, quality or operation experience in lieu of a degree
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in lean six sigma or process improvement in operational and transactional environments
• Gravitas with leadership teams and great communication
• Strong integration / program management / delivery mindset
• Data driven improvement methods & tools
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, 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.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing date: March 11, 2026

Business Improvement $103,520 - $168,220-Annually Indianapolis, IN

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, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.