Being a work study student at Bugatti, the luxury car brand, “is a dream, I couldn’t believe it”

Since September 2023, four young people have been working on an apprenticeship basis at Bugatti, a famous car brand. A way for companies to prepare the next generation, and for work study students to add a good first line to their CV.

In the paint booth of the after-sales service workshop, Nathan Boehler is busy. About 15 years old, this young companion carefully walks past and straightens a small sander on the wing of the car. The car owner wants to change its color Bugatti and it will take no less than eight coats of color to replace blue and yellow, and above all to get a very special result for the brand.

“It’s a skill that we’re teaching Nathan because it’s a skill that you don’t get outside of school.” explains his teacher Damien Malisé, a mechanic at Bugatti for 18 years.So the best thing for us is to train young people from the beginning to achieve what we want in terms of our work.”

Nathan joined the staff of Bugatti as a work study student in September 2023. The young builder shows a smile from ear to ear: “It is very interesting to learn about these types of cars, I am very lucky to work here. When I saw that Bugatti was hiring, I applied right away because my bodybuilding goal is to work in luxury cars..”

In the Molsheim factory, almost nothing happens like anywhere else. Bugatti is made of carbon and aluminum, materials that are not used in normal cars. In the accounting department too, there are many special things. Fluency in English and German (in particular) is necessary to determine invoices from international suppliers. Equal responsibility to communicate with customers around the world.

It is in this position that Emma Bach works three days a week. Registered with CCI Strasbourg College being an assistant in business management and administration, he still does not believe that he attracted Bugatti’s employers: “It’s beautiful, it’s a dream, I couldn’t believe it. Bugatti is a really big company, with a global reach. We see many features, many languages ​​and that’s what I liked too.“

Jean-Luc Furst, chief accountant, sees only positive aspects in this direct transmission of knowledge: “Approaching a career in a company allows you to learn things that you might not see in school. For example, we make extensive use of international VAT rules. These are special cases that are not necessarily taught in training.”

In total, Bugatti hired four young people for this first work study campaign. For the company, it is also about attracting new talent. Because with only 145 employees, Bugatti is a small company in terms of employees, and we must expect frequent retirements: “We have this image of a company that is inaccessible to someone and entering through internships, it’s a good thing“testifies the director of human resources Florent Ligi.”It also allows us to grow the company as we will implement a significant recruitment program in the coming years.“

Bugatti plans to post eight new student positions for the upcoming school year in September.