Inspector

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Job Summary

Job Description

As an Inspector, you will join the Bristol team and inspect components during the manufacturing of casings and blades to support engine builds and customer spares, ensuring compliance with Rolls-Royce specifications. You will perform inspections, monitor quality, and verify documentation. Responsibilities include verifying inspection tasks, performing inspections on various parts, monitoring quality, performing self-audits, determining serviceability of parts, and assisting engineers. This role involves using CMM, precision measuring guides, and other instruments. The role offers a chance to build a career in a secure, future-facing business with access to structured development and high-quality tooling. The job description includes responsibilities of an inspector in a manufacturing environment.
Must have:
  • Time-served apprentice in relevant engineering discipline and C&G/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
  • Numerate, able to use measurement tooling
  • PC literate
  • Able to interpret engineering drawings
  • Ability to think clearly and converse effectively at all levels
Perks:
  • Excellent development opportunities
  • Competitive salary
  • Exceptional benefits including bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts

Job Details

Job Description

Inspector

Full time, on-site

Bristol

As an Inspector you would be joining our Bristol team and will have the opportunity to inspect and determine acceptance of components during the Manufacturing of casings and blades to support Engine build and Customer spares. These need to be compliant with Rolls Royce specifications. You will perform & support inspections checks during the manufacturing process, ensure that all casing and sub detail parts adhere to the documentation and are accurately completed. You will work in accordance with Rolls Royce Management system, approved manufacturing drawings and technical data. 

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet. We’re the second largest global provider of defence aero-engine products and services globally with 16,000 engines in the service of 160 customers in 100 countries. Our engines power aircraft in every major sector, including: transport, combat, patrol, trainers, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Responsibilities

You’ll be inspecting complex aerospace products, using varied inspection techniques to evaluate products to tight technical specifications.

  • Verify documentation and physical completion of Inspection task completed. Record discrepancies and communicates appropriately
  • Perform inspections on casings, blades and sub assembly detail parts. Monitor and verify quality in accordance with control processes. (RRMS) 
  • Perform "self-audits" of internal quality systems, and audits at the request of the customer/ project
  • Determine the serviceability of engine parts, and components using CMM, precision measuring guides, gauges, instruments, measuring devices
  • Assist Manufacturing Engineers in proper work procedures and practices and monitors work in progress and ensures that work performed is accurately completed to the RRMS standards
  • Maintain Control boards, WIP tracking, Assets Care and 5s processes as well as maintain, monitors and controls departmental calibration lists and tooling. Actively manage all input and output into and out of the department

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.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to 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.

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.

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

Who we’re looking for

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

To be successful in this role you will need:

  • Time-served apprentice in relevant engineering discipline and C&G/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
  • Numerate, able to use measurement tooling
  • PC literate
  • Able to interpret engineering drawings
  • Must have the ability to think clearly, converse on the telephone and in person at all levels of the business
  • Ability to produce legible reports

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

Job Category

Factory Staff

Posting Date

03 Jun 2025; 00:06

Posting End Date

09 Jun 2025

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