Bentley Motors has announced the company\u2019s biggest-ever intake of trainees at the South Cheshire plant.<\/p>\n
Despite the pandemic, the firm has 112 recruits starting careers at Bentley headquarters in Crewe across all sectors of the business.<\/p>\n
These consist of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates working in departments such as Engineering, Production, Marketing and Communications, Project Management, Human Resources and Health and Safety.<\/p>\n
However, the largest intake will be in digital and technology, accounting for approximately a third of the total number of trainees.<\/p>\n
Bentley says it focuses on candidates with the required skillset to help shape the company\u2019s ambitious Beyond100 strategy.<\/p>\n
Dr Astrid Fontaine, Member of the Board for People, Digitalisation and IT, said: “Bentley Motors is committed to continuing its focus on engaging only the finest talent, and this year will be recruiting more new trainees to its future talent programme than ever before.<\/p>\n
“In the rapidly changing world of automotive, mobility and services, we will invest further in digital experiences that already exist as part of the programme.<\/p>\n
“These will be vital in transforming Bentley\u2019s entire operations to lead sustainable luxury mobility into the future.”<\/p>\n
Bentley says its future is underpinned by ambitious targets set out in last year\u2019s Beyond100 strategy.<\/p>\n
The company plans to become a global leader in sustainable luxury mobility, by becoming end-to-end carbon neutral by 2030, and moving to full electrification through its full model range in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n
Lilly-Ann Hulse, a Digital and Technology Degree Apprentice, said: “The breadth of projects I have worked on during my 18 months so far at Bentley has even exceeded my own expectations and I\u2019ve found it so very rewarding.<\/p>\n
“There is so much innovation happening in the automotive industry, and particularly at Bentley, that I feel like I am really part of something extraordinary, and the support I have received as part of the programme feeds me with enthusiasm for my future career at Bentley.”<\/p>\n