PC&L Placement Student Review

by Forvia

Rating

3.7/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Day to day I complete reporting on production figure and analyse the reasons for any reduced time. I work with NIS teams to controle production and assist with issue that arise. I monitor special order and work with shop floor operators to fulfil these.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • IT skills, communication, business professionalism, time management.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I have taken over responsibility of multiple customer flows and controle major processes in the plant. I have taken responsibility of other processes which I have asked for involvement that have reduced the monthly expenditure.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team leader was helpful and was always there to help with situations that I was not familiar with, but I had a short hand over which was shared between two people and as such there was no knowledge of my daily tasks. I also had very little training on the softwares that are used and had to figure them out myself.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • At the start my team was very reserved but as the year has gone in we have become very close. The shop floor are kind and the manager try to get to know you


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 1/5

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

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have had a good time and it has been a great experience.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

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

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
  • Prepare for a hard start but it will get easier as it goes.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

West Midlands

July 2024


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