Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Business Partner

Job Description

Job Title: Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Business Partner

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

This is an exciting opportunity as a HSE Business Partner to act as a catalyst for change and build sustainment in HS&E performance, policy and compliance matters. 

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.

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.

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:

With this attractive opportunity you will get to support the Business’ strategy and goals in a way that is consistent with the Rolls-Royce Corporate HS&E objectives and approach. This role sits with the Manufacturing Assembly & Test team and works functionally within the site HSE Team in Indianapolis.

Key Accountabilities:                                                  

• Develop local H&S policies, objectives and targets that are consistent with the organizations HS&E strategy based on the needs of the various stakeholders with particular emphasis on the implementation of plans to fulfil these and related procedures to drive performance improvement.   
• Ensure compliance with all HS&E legislation, regulatory permitting and appropriate company standards.
• Design and implement checking and corrective action measures to regularly review the effectiveness of all aspects of the sites' HS&E management system including: performance monitoring, incident investigation and auditing.                                              
• Assist line and functional management in planning self-audit programs and monitoring business performance.                                               
• Maintain sound relations and represent the site in all HS&E matters with regulators, external auditors, R-R businesses and suppliers, as well as inform local Management of all emerging legislation and regulation that will impact the organization.                                                      
• Develop improvements for the risk assessment and management process on the organization’s operational site and field service locations covering: contractor management, control of work, hazard identification, PPE policy and incident reporting.                                                           
• Take the leading role in reporting HS&E performance for the site.
• Lead in delivering on Rolls-Royce’s Sustainability effort through environmental improvement programs aimed at reducing our overall impact on the environment while maintaining an economically viable business model.                                     
• Maintain/improve the site emergency response process (procedures, equipment and people).
• Direct and coordinate plant environmental activities to assure compliance with regulatory/corporate requirements and to drive continuous improvement efforts, reaching “above and beyond” simple compliance with environmental requirements.
• Lead or initiate activities directly related to Occupational Health such as Industrial Hygiene, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, ergonomics, etc.
• Monitor the implementation of the Group HS&E policy and objecti