Manufacturing Engineering & Operations, Undergraduate Review

by JLR

Rating

2.9/5
  • Skills
    3.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • Culture
    2.8
  • Your Impressions
    3.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Project management for the faculties projects, meetings with suppliers to discuss projects. Delivery of projects, technical analysis and assessing the feasibility of solutions. Ensure great communication between the stakeholders and to support production.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed my knowledge on the process of Paint in the automotive industry and the technologies involved. Developed my knowledge on several fields of industry standards such as environmental, safety and quality. The process of delivering a project from start to finish.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a fair amount of responsibilities, these include several paint related projects and TIC. I had the responsibility of overseeing the contractors on the weekend work.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a fair amount of support, sometimes I felt I needed more, but when I ask for support it was given.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture is positive overall


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed the Early Career events such as the Ride & Drive, the SVO and Classics tour.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
  • To come in with an open mindset


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing, Automotive Engineering, Engineering

West Midlands

March 2023


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