Quality Management - Placement Year

BMW Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Oxford is offering a 13-month placement in Quality Management for engineering students. This role involves supporting quality processes, data analysis, and participating in project quality meetings. Ideal candidates are studying Mechanical Engineering with strong technical knowledge and IT skills. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Competitive salary of £25,250

26 days holiday per annum (pro rata)

On-site gym and subsidised restaurant

Qualifications

• Evidence of working with people and responsibility for clearly identified deliverables.
• Aptitude for using and developing IT tools.
• Valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Data tracking, analysis, and participation in regular quality meetings.
• Support project quality status preparation.
• Monitor warranty data, identifying rising trends and problem areas.

Skills

Good technical knowledge of automotive vehicles

Very good IT skills (including Microsoft Office and ideally VBA)

Creative and systematic approach

Interest in Quality Management

Education

Currently studying an Engineering undergraduate degree (Mechanical Engineering)

Job description

IT'S PERSONAL QUALITIES THAT SHAPE THE BEST PRODUCT.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

We believe in creating an environment where our interns really can learn by doing and where they are given their own areas of responsibility right from the start of their time with us. That’s why our experts will treat you as part of the team from day one, encourage you to bring your own ideas to the table – and give you the opportunity to really show what you can do.

Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. Manufactured to individual customer specifications, 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 MINI production – Plant Hams Hall makes engines, Plant Swindon produces body pressings and sub-assemblies for MINI, and all this comes together at Plant Oxford with body shell production, paint and final assembly.

MINI Plant Oxford - Quality Management - 13 Month Placement (July 2026)

The role is part of the Quality Management team of Plant Oxford. This includes supporting the plant’s process for quality steering within the vehicle improvement projects; data analysis and problem reporting for customer complaints; and enhancement of the quality management system (QMS). As such the role offers a wide range of insights to the plant processes, the plant quality network and the quality measures as well as future projects and product updates.

What awaits you?

• Data tracking, analysis and participation in regular quality meetings.
• Supporting project quality status preparation.
• Developing and aligning project status reports.
• Support calibration activities including maintaining certificate requirements.
• Monitor warranty data, identifying rising trends and problem areas.
• Compile and issue monthly data reports.
• Validate solutions of topics, including process checks and audits.
• Carry out vehicle checks and hand over faults to proposed owners.

What should you bring along?

• Currently studying an Engineering undergraduate degree, e.g. Mechanical Engineering, and on track for a 2:2 or above.
• Evidence of working with people and with responsibility for clearly identified deliverables.
• Good technical knowledge of automotive vehicles.
• Creative and able to follow a logical and systematic approach.
• Very good IT skills (including Microsoft Office and ideally VBA) with the ability to learn new programs quickly.
• An aptitude for using and developing IT tools.
• Interest in Quality Management.
• Valid UK driving license.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £25,250, 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.

The next stages of the recruiting process include online testing, an in-person assessment centre and then a virtual interview with the hiring manager.

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.

Closing date for applications: 30th November 2025. Any further questions? Email us on [e-mail]