As part of Bentley’s annual Early Careers intake, you’ll join a community of around 93 trainees including Industrial Placements, Graduates, and Apprentices.
During your placement, you’ll be based at our Bentley Campus "Dream Factory". Alongside hands-on work experience, you’ll also benefit from:
As an Industrial Placement Student at Bentley, you will play a key part in Bentley’s journey to extraordinary vehicles for our customers and will be based at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe.
Join our Manufacturing Projects & Launch Quality Centre team and help bring the next generation of vehicles to life. You'll work with experts across Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality to support the successful launch of new vehicle programmes, ensuring products, processes and facilities are delivered right first time.
This placement offers a unique opportunity to develop your technical, analytical and project management skills while working on real business challenges that directly impact future vehicle programmes. You will build relationships across a wide range of functions and gain valuable insight into the automotive manufacturing lifecycle.
For the first time in 2027 we will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to experience the full department, widening the scope to aid in the delivery of our departmental strategy, making a meaningful contribution from day one.
Our department includes over 300 personnel & covers Manufacturing projects & Launch Quality Centre. The Manufacturing Projects Team is responsible for the right-first-time delivery of vehicle programmes integrating across the Bentley product lines into manufacturing areas.
The team works collaboratively across multi-disciplined teams to ensure that manufacturing deliverables are completed, escalate & resolve manufacturing project issues throughout the Product Emergence Process (PEP).
Within our Launch Quality Centre team you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that influence future vehicle designs through Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles, support new model launches within our launch teams, and help drive quality and efficiency improvements through the teams strategy plans.
The role will also provide exposure to problem-solving methodologies used to support series production and the launch of world-class manufacturing standards.
The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: Engineering (any discipline), Business Management, Project Management, Operations or Manufacturing Management, Data Analytics or Data Science
To be eligible for an Early Careers programme you must have a legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the placement or graduate scheme. We welcome students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. We are unable to offer sponsorship for our Early Careers positions.
As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:
Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.
We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.
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We understand candidates are likely to use AI to support with the application process; however over-relying on AI can make your application feel impersonal and a duplication of many other applications we receive. We are keen to understand the real you, your passion, values and skills that are unique to you shine through. By using AI as a support tool rather than a substitute for your own voice, you’ll create a more compelling and genuine application. We look forward to getting to know the real you!
