New jobs created at Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce has announced that it will be creating more than 150 jobs despite the recession.
  
The company said that by the end of the year it will have brought the total number of employees based at the Goodwood site to 900.

Most of the new jobs have been created in the wood, leather and paint shops and in the assembly areas.
Rolls-Royce also said it would be creating several new positions in offices at its headquarters

The new jobs will support the production of the company's new model, the Rolls-Royce Ghost and the company is looking to fill all positions within the coming months.

In October 2006, Rolls-Royce was given permission to increase its car parking provision from around 460 to more than 1,000 spaces and extend its hours of production to meet growing demand for its products.

Rolls-Royce chief executive officer, Tom Purves said: "This is good news for the British car industry at a time when it is struggling.

"Britain has an exceptional talent for automotive production and we are keen to maximise this at Rolls-Royce.

"Our new model, the Ghost, has enjoyed an extremely positive international response and we now need to put people in place to bring the car to market."

The Rolls-Royce Ghost will be built on its own dedicated assembly line but will share paint, wood and leather workshops with the Phantom series of cars.

Rolls-Royce has expanded all areas of its manufacturing facility over the last two years to prepare for the introduction of the Ghost model. Production will begin in the autumn with customer deliveries available from early 2010.

- For more information about vacancies see www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com.