There is a risk of redundancies at Rolls-Royce in Friedrichshafen

Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS), based in Friedrichshafen, will probably also be affected by the job cuts announced. This was presented to the staff and the board on separate occasions, as SÜDKURIER learned.

British parent company Rolls-Royce wants to cut between 2,000 and 2,500 jobs worldwide. This was announced on Tuesday by the engine manufacturer’s headquarters in London. The group employs about 42,000 people worldwide.

Rolls-Royce primarily manufactures aircraft engines. The group includes, among others, the main business units of Civil Aviation, Defence, Electricity, Nuclear Systems and Energy. The goal of the restructuring is to create a more efficient organization, according to a public announcement about the planned job cuts to be distributed Tuesday.

The board of directors talks to the employees

According to SÜDKURIER’s knowledge, RRPS board chairman Jörg Stratmann confronted the workers at the meeting. In addition, employees were able to join in the announcement from the London headquarters by Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce.

According to a Rolls-Royce Power Systems spokesperson, it has not yet been said to what extent the targeted job cuts will be spread across subsidiaries and which areas will be affected. This will be decided in the next few months, said a company spokesperson. According to him, a detailed concept for restructuring and reduction of related works will be presented in January next year.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has approximately 9,500 employees and has 120 representatives worldwide. According to a company spokesperson, 6,000 people are employed at the Friedrichshafen headquarters alone. With the MTU brand, the Power Systems division provides products for driving and generating energy that are used in engines and ships, but also in emergency power generators. The armoured-terrain vehicle business is frequently and clearly associated with Rolls-Royce Electric Systems, but accounts for about 10 percent of sales, the spokesman said.

Based on current knowledge, duplication of work across Rolls-Royce business units and departments may be reduced.