Manufacturing Engineer Review
by Eaton
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was a nice and demanding experience which I can say I definitely enjoyed as it contributed to my development in many ways. I assume it changes a lot depending on the site and industry in which you are placed, but for me it was a good induction to the reality in manufacturing engineering in aerospace.
As long as you prove to be willing to learn, show a bit of initiative and dedication, it is just a matter of time until your value will be recognised. Once with your recognition, more important tasks are given to you. Also, there is a program of online recognition with public "eThankYou" and incentives to recognise efforts individual
In terms of guidance, there have been daily and weekly team meetings as part of the organisation of each department and also monthly sessions concerning more general issues. Apart from these, there were quarterly reviews with local HR responsible for the interns and several other meetings with the HR Manager in charge of the entire scheme. During all these meetings I was reporting the development of projects and activities, discussing about the challenges that I was facing and getting recommendations of how to tackle them or how to study the situation from a different point of view.
Working in Manufacturing Engineering implied a certain level of routine, usually in the morning with all the meetings and basic tasks, but the rest of the time it was a matter of people availability and managing my tasks so that I would a consistent work load. 30% of the time I was having fixed tasks but the rest of 70%, it was my decision of how to allocate it and distribute it for my projects
Responsibility has been increasing continuously as long as each task I was doing proved to be properly approached and executed. The most important projects that I have been leading, included having a cross functional team with people from multiple departments in order to deliver product analysis and improvement plans every two months (due to the level of details required). Also, I had to present and explain certain projects to management seniors on site but also UK-wide.
I have developed both my technical knowledge as well as my soft skills. Once again, it really matters in which department you are placed. My position involved a lot of teamwork and transferring skills from subject matter experts, not focusing entirely on individual research. This has helped me in significantly developing my management skills and look at a task from multiple points of view. I consider this to be very valuable for my 3rd year projects and dissertation, apart from my overall development.
The Company
The atmosphere was relaxed most of the time, but as more important projects or issues were coming up, everybody was focusing and making sure the situations are treated properly.
The placement as a scheme has been well organised, including offsite trainings almost every 2 months focusing on soft skills and how to approach the work environment. Overall, I consider it was organised almost perfectly, as it has offered a certain degree of flexibility in order allow me to engage with what I liked as well.
The programme included offsite trainings(which included travel and expeses fully paid) almost every 2 months focusing on soft skills and how to approach the work environment. Apart from that, there is an online university with thousands of courses that can related to very specific technical knowledge and also on site trainings may be available depending on what opportunities appear and according to business priorities.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Above 25 days holiday
Healthcare/Dental
Opportunities are numerous, as there are several graduate schemes available, all taking place at an international level, allowing post graduates to experience several departments across several countries (if desired) within 2 or 3 years.
The Culture
There were several events across the entire site, also sports societies events, but there was no specific event for the placement students, apart from the off site training events.
Pretty low as the site was placed in a remote area.
Not that developed as the site was placed in a remote area. To be noted that the site was placed between two big cities and close enough to London.
Yes, plenty of them. There were STEM events and also charitable initatives ongoing.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
South West
June 2018
