Level 2 Industrial Sewing Apprentice - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Industrial Sewing Apprentice

Level: 2

Company: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Starting Salary: £18,900

Programme duration: 2 years. Commencing August 2025

Hours: 40 per week. Start and finish times will vary to meet the needs of your work-based placements and college.

Location: Goodwood, West Sussex

The Role

We build all our cars on site in Goodwood. The interior of a Rolls-Royce and quality of the finish is what differentiates our brand from anything else in the industry.

When you start you will complete a team building experience with other apprentices from across the BMW Group. This is to help build relationships and a strong network across the business.

You will be trained in industrial sewing, basic machine maintenance and gain knowledge of all aspects of interior trim.

As a sewing apprentice, will spend two days per week at Chichester College: one day is spent studying ‘Lean Manufacturing Theory’ and one day learning practical sewing skills.

When not in college, you will be on plant shadowing colleagues and developing your industrial sewing skills. This is a very practical apprenticeship where you will gain lots of hands-on experience and encouraged to be an active member within a skilled team.

At end of the apprenticeship, you will gain a EAL Level 2 Diploma in Manufacturing (knowledge and skills).

Craft Skills

Car design and creation at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is like nothing else in the industry. The apprenticeship features a unique opportunity to get hands on experience of all aspects of car design and creation. You will spend 2 days per week (in the first term) completing a ‘craft skills’ course which includes woodwork, sewing, mechanics, metal work and CAD. During this time, you will work towards the following qualifications: Health and Safety, Preparing to Learn, Reflective Practice, and Electrical Vehicle Awareness.

Who are we looking for?

This is a fantastic opportunity to start a career within a skilled profession. The interior trim centre offers opportunities for personal and career development. This a career with a difference. As you grow within the department you will maintain the ability to stay in a hands-on role, and progressively gain responsibility in this specialised area of the business.

A large amount of the role will entail individual (but supervised work), which contributes to that of the team. Useful skills and qualities are as follows:

• Self-discipline
• Self-starter – able to use own initiative.
• Reliable
• Basic IT skills
• Communication
• Interest in making things e.g. crochet, woodwork, crafts.

You will learn all you need to do this role at college and in the workplace. For this reason, you do not need a qualification, or experience in sewing to apply. An interest in the profession or making things is strongly advised. 

Required Qualifications
English and Maths GCSE at grade 4 is required but not essential.

It is advised that this is attained prior to starting the apprenticeship but can be completed alongside work and study in the form of ‘functional skills’.

About Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is based in Goodwood (near Chichester).

As the height of exclusive luxury, a Rolls-Royce delivers unmatched quality, style, and performance. Behind our legendary brand is a team of passionate and highly talented people who do their utmost to satisfy our customers. Our ability is limited only by our customers imagination.

We believe in creating an environment where our apprentices really can learn and develop during their time with us. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to really show what you can do.

Why choose us?

A Rolls-Royce Apprenticeship can offer many career options and enable you to make the most of your potential. After successfully completing the apprenticeship, you will move into a permanent position within the company.

We offer:

• Great pay – A competitive salary enhanced every six months depending on individual progress and performance starting at around £18,900 per annum, rising to £25,300 at the end of the programme. You will also receive 27 days holiday (pro rata to your contract) and have access to an attractive pension scheme.
• Exciting benefits – Our employee benefits include access to our discounts scheme and a subsidised on-site restaurant. Those aged 18 and over can purchase or lease a BMW or MINI vehicle of your choice at a very special rate.
• Personal development – In the UK, we invest around £3 million per year in vocational and professional training for our employees. This means we invest in you, giving you the relevant BMW specific training that you will require to be an active member of our team.
• A global community - With around 8,000 employees across the UK, and extended network of 150,000 colleagues around the world there are an abundance of networking opportunities. Our apprentice MOVE program also offers the possibility of a 6-week placement in a location abroad. 

What do you need to do now?

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, then apply today using the link below:

https://www.bmwgroup.jobs/gb/en.html

Once you click apply, you’ll be asked to create a profile, complete the eligibility questions and upload evidence that you have or will have the required qualifications for the role for which you are applying. There is no need to provide a CV. When prompted to do so during the application process please upload a single sheet detailing your name, address and current/most recent school. You may only apply for one apprenticeship position but you may also express your interest to be considered for another position. If you meet the eligibility requirements, we will invite you through to the next stage of the process.

The next stage is a Video Interview. You can complete this at any time of day during your five-day invitation window and you will be recorded answering a set of questions. The first question is just for you to get used to recording yourself and is not assessed. Following completion of the Video Interview, successful applicants will be shortlisted and invited to a face-to-face Assessment Centre with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Provisionally, the Assessment Centre is due to take place between 22nd and 30th April 2025.

Please note:

To be eligible for this position, you must have lived in the UK for three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship and 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 age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Closing date for applications:   Sunday 30th March 2025

Any further questions? Email us on apprenticeshiprecruitment@bmwgroup.com