HR, Future Talent, Apprentice & Associate Training Department - MINI Plant, Oxford

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HR, Future Talent, Apprentice & Associate Training Department - MINI Plant, Oxford

SUCCESS IS CREATED BY PEOPLE, NOT BY DEPARTMENTS.

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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, Future Talent, Apprentice & Associate Training Department -13 Month Placement (July 2025)

We have two placements within our Future Talent, Apprentice and Associate Training Departments sitting within our HR function at MINI Plant Oxford.

The BMW Group UK Future Talent & Apprentice Training team is responsible for the development and management of our Future Talent programmes – Unleashing the potential of each participant across our UK sites. You will be involved in day-to-day activities, such as developing strategy focusing on team culture. Involved in the creation and marketing / communicating of the apprenticeship programmes to ensure our apprentice programmes are well known internally and externally and supporting the planning and delivery of a number of experiential events throughout the year for our Future Talent team.

The BMW Group UK Associate Training department is responsible for meeting the training and development needs of all employees within our 11 UK based businesses excluding the retail dealerships. Activities may also include contractual agreements between the individuals, the business areas, and the training provider. Tracking learner plans, documenting processes, and facilitating meetings and project work.  

Both roles will involve some travel to other sites including Farnborough, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Goodwood, Hams-Hall in Birmingham, and Swindon.

What awaits you could include:

• Organisation and co-ordination of Future Talent, Apprentice and Associate Training activities and topics.
• Development and visualisation of data sets and analysis to predict business training requirements.
• Development of promotional and school engagement activities to enhance the Future Talent recruitment process.
• Research and information gathering into new forms of training either Face to Face, virtual or E-Learning.
• Administration of business processes and participation in meeting and workshops.
• Steering of identified projects and innovations.
• Involvement in the creation, delivery and event management for our promotional programmes.
• Representing the business at events and activities.
• The opportunity to create, present and promote topics to all management levels across the business.
• Be part of a fun and collaborative team. 

Qualifications & Skills:

• Undertaking a bachelor’s degree in the field of HR, Business, Computer Science or Data Analytics progressing towards a minimum 2:2 or above.
• Proactive with a team player approach and a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Confident, with strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good time-management with the ability to deal with multiple topics and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience of data analytics tools would be advantageous, but not essential.
• German language would be advantageous, but not essential.
• UK Driving License would be beneficial.

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.

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