PC&L placement student Review

This placement year has been an amazing opportunity and I recommend it to anyone looking for industrial experience with real responsibility and the chance to become part of an international organisation as a valuable employee.

The integration between students and other employees of all types was facilitated very well by the UK HR team and also our plant HR. There were multiple events which presented opportunities to become more part of the team and every day the praise and involvement was evidence of how valued I felt as an employee more than a student.

The support given by the management team is unparalleled. Although I, as a student, was encouraged to have maximum autonomy in all my daily tasks, there was never a time I felt uncomfortable asking for help from any employees including managers.

My role consists of many standard tasks per day which did contribute to being quite busy on a daily basis. However, working in material planning, my most busy times came when various emergencies occurred regarding inbound material.

My role came with more responsibility than first anticipated. I have a new found confidence after being encouraged into a path of full autonomy and accountability on a daily basis ranging from standard tasks of inbound transport to project based work such as Brexit safety stocks and so on.

My degree is in business with international management and so this placement year has provided me with an understanding of the gap between academic theory and industrial practice. I have learned so much more logistics specific knowledge and more in softer skills such as communication and working relations that are not encountered in university lifestyle.

A very supportive and encouraging environment by employees who are kind enough to offer mentoring while on placement.

The placement programme is ran with maximum efficiency by UK HR who have a magnitude of experience into how to produce the best placement year for each individual student. Overall, the placement was very well organised and preformed very well in the difficult times of the Covid19 pandemic.

There were two training opportunities, both relating to the implementation of new software in the business, however allowed me to become more familiar with a system used industry wide.

Faurecia run a graduate scheme and a VIE scheme. The graduate scheme is offered to all placement students depending that they meet specific requirements. This scheme also offers a bespoke masters course, which is fully funded by the business and supported by the business giving time off dedicated to this study, making the graduate scheme very appealing and rewarding.

Social relationships are encouraged both inside and outside the work place and due to the placement programme running so many events to involve the students this help us create a better team as student's and become friends outside of work.

N/A

N/A

N/A