Exterior Service Planning - Placement Year

START WITH WHAT INSPIRES YOU.

 

Everything starts with passion at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It turns a profession into a vocation.  It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Our teams work as a strong unit where every opinion is valued.  We have set future-focused goals within a practical and long-term framework - all with the intention to enact positive change and continue our pursuit of proactive responsibility. Plus, we pride ourselves on providing a friendly, supportive environment and management style, having some great benefits for our employees, career development, progression and work-life balance.

We’re committed to providing an environment where you can be yourself and be your best. This includes welcoming you into an inclusive culture, investing in your continuous learning and development, giving you access to breadth and depth of experience. We want to provide you with challenging and rewarding opportunities to make a difference, offering flexible working options and giving ample reward and recognition.

 

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood - Exterior Service Planning - Placement Year - July 2027

As a Paint Shop Planning and Optimisation Intern, the successful candidate will support a team of approximately 25 people responsible for new vehicle planning, integrating new models into the paint shop, and driving operational optimisation and financial steering activities. Working closely with project teams on the shop floor, the intern will contribute to a range of projects and daily operational tasks, attend team debriefs, and assist in delivering key business objectives. The role offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience of how major automotive manufacturing projects are planned and executed, while developing project management, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills within a dynamic and collaborative environment. Through exposure to real business challenges and cross-functional working, the intern will gain a strong understanding of paint shop operations and professional development within BMW Group.

 

What awaits you?

• Supporting the team in the procurement and preparation for installation phase of a new paint facility.
• Reviewing concept maturity and change requirements in preparation for equipment commissioning.
• Evaluation and feasibility assessment of new equipment and controls technologies for new paint facility.
• Reviews and updates to structure layout and engineering drawings.
• Data gathering, analysis and continuous process improvements.
• Assisting in planning and preparation of new model vehicle build phases.
• Streamlining of reporting requirements and preparation for annual audits.
• Liaising with manufacturing and suppliers for material and process trials.
• Measuring and analysing product and process characteristics to support further development of surface finish quality.
• Steering of system improvements to support the production processes.
• Analysis of data to understand areas of focus and steering of KPI’s.
• Liaising with support functions such as planning, logistics and the technical laboratory for process, product and facility optimisation.
• Analysis of quality issues (geometry topics, process topics, integration topics, etc.) and quality reporting.
• New model launch work and managing special body trials.

What should you bring along?

• Automotive/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Industrial Engineering or similar course.
• Experience with MS Excel / Office Suite, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), SharePoint, Power BI and other business analytics tools.
• Experience with technical drawings and software is preferred (ie.CAD).
• German language skills are advantageous.
• Drive to create unconventional solutions and ideas.
• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, with exceptional written and verbal communication.
• Good organisation and time management skills, with the ability to show high attention to detail in every task.
• Flexible working approach depending on specific requirements and able to prioritise activities, work under pressure, multi-task and solve problems.
• Highly self-motivated and capable of working with minimal management input. 

 

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance 
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our 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 include an online assessment centre and then a face to face interview with the hiring manager.

 

Please note:

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.

 

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. 

 

Closing date for applications:  Sunday 18th October 2026.

 

Any further questions? Email us on Recruitment-UK@bmwgroup.com