Human Resources Placement - MINI Plant, Oxford

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Human Resources Placement - MINI Plant, Oxford

SUCCESS IS CREATED BY PEOPLE, NOT BY DEPARTMENTS. 

SHARE YOUR PASSION. 

At the BMW Group, everything starts with passion. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work unite that we can shape the future together. 

Plant Oxford, part of the BMW Group, is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. Hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day, off to meet new owners in more than 110 countries around the world. Three UK plants have a part to play in our MINI production – Plant Hams Hall makes engines; Plant Swindon produces body pressings and sub-assemblies for MINI. All this comes together at Plant Oxford with body shell production, paint, and final assembly. 

MINI Plant, Oxford – Human Resources -13 Month Placement (July 2025) 

We have several placements within Human Resources (HR) including HR Management, HR Services, HR Planning & Steering and Future Talent Recruitment. 

HR Management (HRM) provide business partner consultancy and "one face" to circa 1200 employees at Plant Oxford. High performance, flexibility and sustainability are key to ensuring a high performing and motivated organisation. Our advice and support alongside our network into the international HR community and central functions helps secure the future viability of our plant. 

HR Services are the first point of contact for any employee queries relating to pay and benefits. As a team we are responsible for ensuring all UK associates of the BMW Group are paid correctly and on time. We administer associates from start to finish, from new starters, job changes, family leaves of absences to associates leaving the business. 

HR Planning & Steering offers Strategic Support & Steering to Human Resources including Employee Relations for Plants Oxford, Swindon, and Hams Hall. 

The Future Talent Recruitment Team are responsible for all recruitment activities for the 5 UK sites including Apprenticeships, Placements, Graduate Programmes and more. 

What awaits you could include…

• Supporting teams and departments with workshops, events, targets, and enabler projects.
• Facilitating reporting and data analysis for HR topics.
• First point of contact for employee and manager queries.
• Processing sicknotes, pension changes, creating and distributing contracts and letters and inputting employee information into our systems.
• Answer employee queries and assist in the preparation of associates who travel abroad for business purposes.
• Responsibility for Future Talent Recruitment requirements - creating adverts through to final offer, you will be involved in end-to-end recruitment.
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR data privacy policies.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Studying towards a degree at a 2:2 or above in HR, Business Management, International Business, Psychology or similar.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Time management & organisation skills.
• Able to use own initiative and prioritise workloads. 

Why choose us?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £23,650, 26 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Contracted working hours are 37 hours a week, with a half day on a Friday, helping you develop a fulfilling work-life balance.
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, including an on-site gym, 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 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.

About BMW Group UK

If you’re passionate about changing the way the world moves for good then there’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the BMW Group. Our brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and BMW Motorrad have made us the world’s leading premium manufacturer of cars and motorcycles as well as provider of premium financial and mobility services. 

We’re home to a lot of people. People from all walks of life, with a variety of backgrounds that make them who they are. Whose stories and unique life experiences shape the company we are. Because as diverse as our customers, suppliers and investors are worldwide, so too are our teams.

We are always looking for new talent to help us keep pushing the limits of what’s possible in a broad variety of roles, so why not explore our opportunities and take your next career step with us today.

How to apply

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