Operations Mangement Placement Review
by Gist Ltd
Rating
-
Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Gist Ltd
- 7. Would you recommend Gist Ltd to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Gist Ltd
Overview
Transport shift manager - ensure loads are collected from customer sites and delivered into depots/stores on time and in a safe way, as well as manage fleet compliance and a team of drivers. Warehouse shift manager - ensure loads are loaded on time safety and in line with regulations through effectively managing team of warehouse operatives.
Skills
Increased confidence Better communication by delivering briefs and responding to emails and telephone calls Time management due to working in a time critical fast paced environment
Responsibilities
You are treated as a shift manager and given responsibilities of a shift manager allowing for a real experience whilst being provided with support to complete tasks.
Support & Guidance
You are assigned both a buddy (an existing graduate) and a mentor (someone senior within the business) to provide advice and guidance as well as have regular reviews.
Culture
Positive, cooperative, motivating, fast paced and reactive.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement with Gist as it has allowed for me to grow as an individual and learn about an evolving industry.
Yes
To be confident, positive and willing to learn from everyone around you as it is a very fast paced environment.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Logistics and Operations
Yorkshire and Humberside
June 2023
