Process Engineer Placement Student Review
by Unilever
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 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 Unilever
- 7. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Overview
Pilot plant batch making Using rheometers and other equipment to measure properties of materials Problem solving Statistical analysis
Skills
I have been introduced to a completely new area of statistics involving experimental design and data driven modelling.
Responsibilities
I was given two projects which were entirely under my control. The main one was to optimise the processing parameters for a new home care product, with a supplementary side project to develop and innovative method for testing specific laundry capsule properties.
Support & Guidance
Whenever I required an assistance, my colleagues dedicated their time to provide support. I also maintained regular interactions with my superiors to ascertain that the work I was doing aligned with the tasks assigned to me.
Culture
In general, the broader environment was quite relaxed and filled with pleasant colleagues. Nevertheless, both the tasks I was undertaking and the team I was integrated with were of a highly intense nature.
Your Impressions
Despite the substantial workload, I thoroughly enjoyed my placement. It undeniably equipped me with a robust skill set vital for a chemical engineering setting, thereby enhancing my employability.
Yes
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemical Engineering
North West
June 2024
