Serial Life Purchasing Student Review

It was good fun and you are given real tasks and responsibilities. Doing this inside a real company is a great way to learn and develop. Becoming more intelligent in real world activitues outside of university is essential to employability and future success and is something I am glad to have learend so early in my professional career.

My direct team treated me very well and everyone was a real team, obviously in each level up to plant team, UK team and global team it becomes harder to be as close but certain individuals do make a real effort which is nice. The company has lots of students and this helps as they are used to students being around and can be more understanding.

My manager has been great in encouraging me to use the training and facilites to the fullest extent while I've been here. There are lots of Faurecia training programmes and some can teach you skills not only for the company but for personal development and I now have over 50 training hours for my CV too.

In the role I have been in there are spells through the year hwere youare non-stop and spells where yu have little to do. Automotive is dynamic as an industry anyway and is constantly changing and this means that while not a issue with Faurecia it is an industry issue, the probelm was not helped by Brexit and uncertainty.

To start with I was eased in and given bits and bobs to do, now i can do most tasks to a reasonable level I am much more trusted to do what I think is most important. This is good as it gives me freedom to work as I want and focus more on tasks which generally interest me more.

While little I learned here will link to my degree I feel I will do better in my degree when I go back to Uni due to routine and working hours helping, also my professionalism has improved. But in terms of course specifics my role has linked little to my study and alot of the skills are not relatable to that.

My office generally was good and the environment was a good place to be. There is a mix of characters and cultures but learning to deal with this is an important part of working in an office dealing with the same people day in and day out. The office is well equipt and well kept.

From the induction all the way through and the reviews you have with your manager, it was all well set up and there is document templates and lots of support. There are student events at the start and end of the year which you get to meet the other students and network with them also.

All of the training is optional so while it is there you really do only get out what you put in. There are times when sometimes you want to get more oppertunity to learn additional skills outside your area. But gnereally most useful training and skills are there to be used.

The company has many benefits like working with good people, the hours (early finish on a Friday) but it lacks many of the other benefits like flexi hours, food in a canteen, working from home and out of work social. This is something i would have to think about before coming back, being on the clock and being timed in and out each day as offcie staff is something I view as a large negative.

Little goes on outside work and anythig which does is 100% student led, there is no company events or social outside of work organised for us. Other companies have xmas parties or dinners as student groups to socialise and network with fellow students and other sites but we do not at Faurecia.

The general area is not too expensive and most things that we can do in temrs of food and drink does not cost alot. It is easy to get by spending little money around the factory and local town.

Very little nightlife, just less than a 45 mins drive to get to birmingham is your bet bet but other than that its very much local pubs only. There is some food is surrounding towns but it is mainly villages directly surrounding the site so not much choice to go direct from work.

There were a couple of student run activities but nothing else. The company as a whole does little outside of work and even little inside work in temrs of events and organsisng things. The main things done internally are run by the students as part of the charity challenge.