Technical Planning Graduate Programme

Job description

Spread enthusiasm. Shape the future.

Share your passion.

At Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, you turn your profession into a vocation. Help us to reinvent mobility and bring innovative ideas onto the roads.

We pride ourselves on providing a friendly, supportive environment and management style, and offer a work-life balance, great employee benefits and car scheme.

Our teams work as a strong unit where every opinion is valued. We’re committed to providing an environment where you can be yourself and be your best. We have an inclusive culture and invest in your continuous learning and development.

Join our dynamic Quality Engineering & Management Department, where we drive excellence in every vehicle we produce. We ensure that our world-renowned vehicles meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and craftsmanship. By applying advanced engineering principles, cutting-edge technology, and critical problem-solving techniques, we tackle some of the most complex challenges in automotive quality.

This role is an engineering role based in the Technical Planning department for Interior Manufacturing. The department oversees a range of products and processes supplying the interior for all Rolls-Royce models. You will gain experience in various fields of planning to include:

• Series - Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques to create a robust production system.
• Structures- Analysis of the business needs to shape the future of the production system.
• Projects - Developing and integrating future products and materials into the existing production system.
• Logistics - Providing material flow analysis to enable idealistic product deliveries.

What awaits you?

• Establishing a Lean Manufacturing Environment, applying the company’s own VPS / CIP principles to reduce the 7 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing.
• Creation of work instructions and further relevant process documentation and optimisation of assembly sequences, including line balancing.
• Planning and delivering best practice solutions to improve efficiency, ergonomic, logistical and layout elements of the work area, applying Industrial Engineering & Process Improvement Practices.
• Strategical analysis of future volume demands and their impact on the production system. Scenario planning to create the future production system considering all relevant planning premises. Realisation planning for shutdowns including detailed project timing plans and risk assessments. From concept to final implementation of equipment specifications, raising purchase orders, manage the suppliers, co-ordinate installation and commission of new machines and tooling, co-ordinate pre-series builds as per the Process Plan to bring new features/new models into series production.
• Industrialisation of production processes for new Rolls-Royce interior parts from concept through to an approved release for series production with consideration for future materials and innovation of manufacturing processes.
• Responsible to plan the process, from cutting material to finished product; starting with detail planning costs and implementation timing for released CAD drawings to ensure detailed understanding of how a part will be manufactured, jigs and tooling defined, costs detailed, implementation plan created and delivered.

Why choose us?

• Great pay – starting salary of £34,000 per year (rising to £35,000 in year 2).
• 27 days holiday (pro rata to your contract)
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding work-life balance – contracted working hours are 40 hours a week.
• Exciting employee benefits – you will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, including a subsidised on-site restaurant and ‘Advantages scheme’ which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process could include online testing, video interview and then a face to face, telephone or virtual interview with the hiring manager. This may be in the form of an assessment centre.

What we are looking for

• Studying towards or have achieved a bachelor’s degree at 2:2 or above or a master’s degree Pass or above in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar.
• Experienced with Microsoft Office and fluent in English.
• Excellent team spirit and communication skills.
• Autodidactic ability of learning new methods and software applications.

Accepted degree subjects

• electronic and electrical engineering
• aerospace engineering
• transport engineering
• mechanical engineering

Additional job details

How to apply

We operate rolling recruitment, this means we may close the application window earlier than identified, if sufficient applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Once you make your application you will be automatically sent cognitive tests (via Eligo) for completion before we have had the opportunity to determine your eligibility for the role. Please be aware that if you complete the tests and you are not eligible your application will not be processed any further. If you need support in undertaking the tests, please email us at FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com.

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

Contact us with any questions: FutureTalentRecruitment@bmwgroup.com

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 15 November 2024

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Closing date:  15 November 2024