Nurture early careers
As a world-leading industrial technology company driving the transition to net zero, we need and value both existing knowledge and capabilities to develop new talent, regardless of their backgrounds. Our apprenticeships, internships and graduate roles help us do that.
For Maxine Wildeman, Lifecycle Engineer from Bristol, UK, a Rolls-Royce apprenticeship meant she could join a highly skilled team of innovators without a university degree. Since then, Maxine’s skills have taken her to Dahlewitz, Germany, where she joined the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Red Tops team focussing on product safety.
“For me, the apprenticeship was helpful because I struggled with the academic side of stuff. It helped me to realise that I have a lot of skills to offer. I'm a people person. I can influence and network quite well and the role I ended up in requires a really big network across the business. I also had a fantastic leader.” says Maxine.
Over the last three years, our inclusive hiring and interviewing efforts have helped increase female representation on these programmes to 40%. Having female role models to learn and grow with is critical.
“Despite working in an engineering environment where there aren’t usually many women, I’ve seen more women in higher leadership positions here. Personally, it’s inspiring to see.”