Bentley Motors is to take on 113 new recruits next year as part of the company’s biggest-ever intake of trainees.
A phased recruitment drive will see the new hires beginning their careers at Bentley's headquarters in Crewe, working across all sectors of the business.
The future talent will consist of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates while the successful individuals will take up positions in departments such as lean manufacturing, marketing and communications, systems and electrical engineering and business management.
READ MORE: Bentley's half-year sales top €1.3bn as profits surge to highest in its history
Bentley also confirmed that around 20% of the intake will be in digital skills such as software engineering and data science.
Get business news direct to your inbox
There's no better time to stay up to date with economic and business news from your region. By signing up for our daily newsletters, email breaking news alerts and weekly round-ups from all the major sectors, you get our journalism direct by email. To sign up, find out more and see all of our newsletters, follow the link here
Karen Lange, member of the board for human resources, said: "The automotive industry is going through unprecedented change - we are transforming and so are those around us.
"That’s why we are committed to continuing our focus on our early careers intake and developing the future talent that will help transform our future skills requirements.
"These colleagues will play a key role as we evolve our entire operations to lead sustainable luxury mobility into the future."