Special Process Operator

Job Description

Job Title: Special Process Operator
Working Pattern: Full time, on-site
Working Location: Bristol

Join a high-performing team delivering mission-critical aerospace components for the F35 LiftSystem – one of the world’s most advanced defence programmes. As a Special Process Operator, you’ll be at the heart of precision manufacturing, operating specialised equipment to meet the highest engineering and quality standards. This role is vital in ensuring the safe, accurate, and on-time delivery of components for a globally significant defence capability.

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. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

This role sits within our Defence Manufacturing Operations business, supporting LiftWorks – the specialist team responsible for the production of key components for the vertical lift system of the F35 fighter jet.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
 

This hands-on role gives you the chance to build a career within a secure, future-facing business area. You'll have access to structured development, high-quality tooling, and world-class facilities – all while playing a part in delivering cutting-edge technology to our defence customers.

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.

What you will be doing
 

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:
 

• Operate industrial furnaces and perform chemical cleaning of aerospace components
• Conduct acid etch processing, abrasive blasting and other surface treatments
• Carry out masking and hand paint spraying to precise technical instructions
• Work within a highly controlled manufacturing environment, delivering to strict quality and safety standards

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Have experience in aerospace /automotive paint spraying or chemical processing
• Be proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn new techniques

• Demonstrate a strong track record of delivering to engineering standards and tight timescales
• Show awareness of COSHH and risk assessment practices
• Possess a team-oriented mindset with a focus on safety, quality, and delivery

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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

Grade: Bristol Works B

Closing date: 30/4/25

Job Category

Factory Staff

Posting Date

23 Apr 2025; 00:04Posting End Date29 Apr 2025