Job Description

Job Title: Inspector
Working Pattern: Full time
Working Location: Bristol

Join Rolls-Royce and play a critical role in ensuring the quality and precision of aerospace engines. As an Inspector, you’ll be part of an integrated team delivering high-performance solutions, inspecting engines for a variety of our customers' aeroplanes. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for aerospace engineering, this role is for you.

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.

This role sits within our aerospace business, supporting some of the most advanced aircraft in the world. You’ll be working in a fast-paced, high-tech environment where precision and attention to detail are crucial.

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.

What You’ll Be Doing

With this attractive opportunity, you will get a chance to:

Conduct detailed inspections of aerospace engine components and modules.
Use precision measurement tools and techniques to ensure compliance with aerospace standards.
Work closely with production, development, and overhaul teams to maintain quality and safety.
Identify and support process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

What We Offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include a bonus, employee support assistance, and employee discounts.

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:

Essential you have completed a time-served apprenticeship , ideally with relevant aerospace inspection skills.
Be qualified to NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Parts 1 & 2, or equivalent.
Have experience in aerospace strip and build procedures.
Be proficient in using measurement tools and techniques.
Have experience with conditioning/sentencing aerospace parts and assemblies.
Be computer literate with the ability to work with digital inspection tools.

Additional desirable skills include:

Experience with engine intrascoping and CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) inspection.
Knowledge of repair limits and aerospace component sentencing.
Training in risk assessment and COSHH.
The ability to train others and support team development.

To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive

Closing date – 11/01/26

For more information please contact Chris Jefferies

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Factory Staff