Maintenance Controls - Level 6 Apprenticeship in Chichester

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

All Rolls-Royce Motor Cars feature the highest standards of craftsmanship in assembly manufacture, interior trim, and surface finishing. The range of interior materials and finishes in our customers’ cars comes with a large range of onsite manufacturing processes and machinery. As Production Maintenance, we support all of these technologies and their respective equipment.

Sustainability and our impact on the environment are key priorities, alongside continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation. Working with a variety of equipment and systems gives a wide range of skills and experience, with the work changing from day to day, providing new challenges and opportunities to learn.

You will complete training in university, as well as on site. This is where you learn from our team of experts on the following topics:

• Machine maintenance and breakdown response
• Electrical and robotic systems
• Logic based systems and PLC programming
• IT systems and cyber security
• Control planning
• Fault finding and repair – use of manuals and technical drawings

We have an exciting site expansion underway that will bring major changes of new equipment and machinery. As a department, we will be supporting with design specification, installation and ongoing maintenance of the equipment.

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.

The ability to listen and absorb information is essential. We need someone who is self-driven who can flex to the demands of the business. This is a very important and busy part of the business where no two days will ever be the same.

The following skills and interests will be very valuable:

• Programming and electronics
• An interest or joy of STEM subjects
• Making, creating or fixing things
• IT systems
• Analysis/problem solving
• Cars or mechanical systems
• Teamwork and communication

Required Qualifications: Three A-Levels including Mathematics at Grade C or above or equivalent.

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. 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.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, then apply today. Once you click apply, you’ll be asked to create a profile, complete eligibility questions and upload your CV - You may only apply for one apprenticeship position but you may also express your interest to be considered for others.

If you meet the eligibility requirements, we will invite you through to the next stage of the process which is an online assessment, designed to further explore your verbal and numerical skills. The successful applicants from the above will be invited to the final stage of this process, a face‑to‑face Assessment Centre. Provisionally, the Assessment Centre is due to take place week commencing 30th March 2026. (this is subject to change)

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 will provide 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.