HSE Advisor

Rolls--royce; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Group Life Assurance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce are seeking an experienced HSE Advisor for our Trentham facility in Stoke-on-Trent. You will lead health, safety and environmental governance across the site, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and company policies while driving continuous improvement.

You will manage the environmental management system including the effluent treatment plant, lead incident investigations, and support cross-site environmental initiatives.

Qualifications

• Essential NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent).
• Membership of a relevant professional body (IOSH).
• Demonstrated HSE experience within a complex operational environment.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support identification, assessment and mitigation of HSE risks with guidance to local management.
• Act as a visible HSE leader, promoting proactive safety and environmental culture.
• Govern environmental management system including effluent treatment plant (ETP).
• Establish governance arrangements, report on risks and performance, escalate issues.
• Identify applicable legal and company HSE requirements and support improvement programmes.
• Manage site environmental compliance, permits and consent-to-discharge requirements.
• Support emergency response plans, incident investigation and reporting with corrective actions.
• Collect and analyse HSE performance data to inform decision-making and drive improvements.
• Deliver assurance activities, inspections, audits, and coaching to leaders and supervisors.
• Engage with stakeholders to build HSE capability and deliver training.

Skills

HSE governance

Stakeholder influence

Strong comms

Environmental management

Education

NEBOSH Certificate (Essential)

IOSH Membership

NEBOSH Diploma (Desirable)

Job description

Job DescriptionHSE AdvisorTrenthamOn-siteWhy join Rolls-Royce?At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.Rolls-Royce has an exciting opportunity for an experienced HSE Advisor to join our Trentham facility in Stoke-on-Trent (formally Ross Ceramics) which ia a manufacturing facility of complex geometry ceramic cores used in the investment casting of high performance directionally solidified and single crystal gas turbine engine components both for aerospace and industrial applications.The HSE Advisor will play a key role in supporting and promoting health, safety and environmental excellence across the site, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, company policies and industry best practice, while driving continuous improvement. The role will also hold responsibility for site environmental management, including permits and consent-to-discharge requirements, with the potential to support other Midlands sites as required.What you will be doing:Lead and support the identification, assessment and mitigation of health, safety and environmental risks, providing expert advice to local management and ensuring effective governance and timely closure of actions.Act as a visible HSE leader, promoting a proactive safety and environmental culture, supporting leadership teams and contributing to sector and functional initiatives to continuously raise standards.Be responsible of governance for our environmental management system including our effluent treatment plant (ETP)Establish, support and monitor fit-for-purpose HSE governance arrangements, providing subject matter expertise, reporting on risks and performance, and escalating issues where required.Identify applicable legal, regulatory and company HSE requirements, undertake gap analysis, support improvement programmes and interface with regulators to ensure ongoing compliance.Manage site environmental compliance, including permits and consent-to-discharge requirements, while supporting effective environmental and compliance management across other Midlands sites as required.Support the development, delivery and review of credible emergency response plans, ensuring site preparedness and driving continuous improvement following exercises or incidents.Lead and support incident response, investigation and reporting, enabling shared learning through data analysis, trend identification and effective implementation of corrective actions.Collect, validate and analyse HSE performance data to inform decision-making, support risk-based planning and drive targeted improvement initiatives.Deliver and support assurance activities, inspections and audits, coaching leaders and supervisors while monitoring findings and driving continuous improvement.Engage effectively with internal stakeholders to build HSE capability, identify development needs and support the delivery of training, coaching and professional development.Who we are looking for:EssentialNEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent)Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH)Demonstrated, developing generalist HSE experience within a complex operational environmentStrong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levelsDesirableNEBOSH Diploma (Occupational health & safety or Environmental)Developing specialism in areas such as occupational hygiene, chemical management, process safety, automation or environmental managementExperience within manufacturing, aerospace, chemical processing or highly regulated environmentsExposure to complex plant and equipment including chemical process lines, X-ray systems, effluent treatment plants, furnaces and CNC machineryWhat we offerOur People are our power, so when join Rolls-Royce you are offered more than a salary. You are given a choice of flexible benefits from life insurance to gym discounts and tax free cycling.Generous Annual LeaveRetirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings TrustGroup Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-RoyceGroup Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injuryYour Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultationsEmployee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmesOur 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.Close Date:16th September 2026As 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 CategoryHS & EPosting Date05 Oct 2026; 00:10Posting End Date16 Oct 2026