Vice President, Operations

Job Title: Vice President, Operations

Working Pattern: Onsite

Working Location: Aiken, South Carolina

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Vice President, Operations to join our Aiken, South Carolina facility. As the VP of Operations, you are responsible for leading all Operations areas for Rolls-Royce Solutions in Aiken, South Carolina. This role has direct responsibility for production, maintenance, and facility management, while coordinating across Quality, Logistics, and Reman/Overhaul to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations. The Vice President, Operations drives operational performance, strengthens cross-functional alignment, and supports continued growth and excellence across the Aiken site.

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.

Power Systems is one of three core businesses within Rolls‑Royce, alongside Civil Aerospace and Defence. This role sits within our Power Systems business in North America, where we deliver world-class solutions that power critical infrastructure across energy, industrial, marine, and defense sectors. North America is a key growth market for our Power Systems business, driven by increasing demand for resilient energy solutions, data center expansion, and the transition to more sustainable power. As we continue to invest and expand across the region, our teams are at the forefront of this growth, advancing innovative technologies and shaping the future of reliable, sustainable power.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

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 the Operations function for Rolls-Royce Solutions in Aiken, with accountability for production, maintenance, facility management, and the safe, efficient delivery of site performance commitments.
• Serve as Site Lead for the Aiken location, representing Rolls-Royce externally and aligning local functions through visible leadership, town halls, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Set and execute the Aiken Operations strategy in line with business objectives, agreed budgets, performance plans, and timescales, ensuring the site is positioned for resilient growth.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with Quality, Logistics, Reman/Overhaul, Purchasing, and other key partners to achieve operational targets for cost, efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Drive operational excellence by strengthening process effectiveness, performance measurement, and the deployment of Lean business methods across Operations.
• Partner with headquarters in Germany and global functional leaders to align standardized tooling, manufacturing procedures, maintenance cycles, production planning, quality standards, supplier audit requirements, and environmental obligations.
• Lead, develop, and empower direct reporting teams while managing departmental expenditure, resources, risks, opportunities, and development plans within agreed governance and reporting frameworks.
• Act as the accountable leader for Health, Safety and Environmental management and compliance at the Aiken site, while promoting product integrity, quality system discipline, and a culture that lives the letter and spirit of the Rolls-Royce Integrity Code.

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 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, OR

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, OR
• Master’s degree with 6+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, OR
• JD/PhD with 3+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, OR
• 12+ years of manufacturing leadership 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:

• Has company-wide outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures and ways of working, including German business culture
• Understanding/knowledge of multiple disciplines demonstrating breadth of experience.
• Has a proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favorable and unfavorable conditions, utilizing cross-functional teams
• Has experience deploying continuous improvement methodologies such as lean and six sigma, ideally with Green Belt accreditation

What we offer:

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.

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Closing date: July 15, 2026

25 Juni 2026; 00:06$140,326 - $228,029-AnnuallyAiken, South Carolina

Benefits

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.