Total Productive Maintenance Review

by Pall Corporation

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed the placement year a lot. It was good to be able to put the knowledge I had learnt at University to practice whilst also developing soft skills.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My colleagues were always happy and were keen to learn to listen to my opinions as a fresh set of eyes.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Some manager were very helpful, keen on developing my skills and giving me important projects to lead. Others were not so helpful and sometimes ignored opinions I gave them.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Lots of projects to lead. Leading workshops for Total preventative maintenance with operators whilst also leading and completing individual projects and team projects to improve machine output and quality.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Worked on important projects for the site. Which had a significant impact to site metrics. Day to day responsibility for following up actions and ensuring projects were on plan working in multi functional teams.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I developed and training helped me put real life scenarios to my degree studies, giving me case studies to use in reports and examples where tools I had been taught could be sued effectively.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The office had a generally good atmosphere with most people happy to help and make sure everything is going ok.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The impalement was well organised in that I was given an important role with responsibility and deliverable targets to meet.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Allowed to be involved in a shinjigutsu Kaizen which was a good learning experience for me.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have accepted a job on the Operational Leadership Program at Pall due to the positive experience I had working at the company on my placement year.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • No other placement students were at the site. However the weekly company football was a good way to meet people and make friends.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Site was close to parents so lived with them, keeping cost of living cheap.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good nightlife.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Football, Parties, nights out and meals.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

South West

August 2018

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