Supplier Quality Engineer Review
by Vauxhall
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.6
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
3.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I was given the opportunity to work on various assignments with suppliers across Europe and many within the UK. Projects were always different so this meant I had to be diverse.
There was always a family feeling in office and everybody was friendly and welcoming. The Supplier Quality team is generally out of office working with suppliers and so they would give me the opportunity to provide them with support and at other times would have to go to suppliers myself.
Any queries I had I was given help by the team providing they were around.
No two days are the same as a Supplier Quality Engineer. For the majority of the time I had the right amount of workload. sometimes it would get very busy and others it would drop and be relatively quiet.
I was given a good amount of responsibility during the placement as a lot of my work was relatively independent and was fed back to management. Overseas was a great chance to showcase my knowledge and was given many tasks to carry out with foreign suppliers.
From the beginning of my placement Vauxhall provided a great platform for development of my skills. They provided Presentation and Excel training but further to this, being able to see the work, production and costs going into each part for each vehicle provided me with fundamental knowledge to take onto a future career.
The Company
At times the department could become very quiet if many people were traveling but in general it is very friendly and welcoming.
The HR department does a good job of keeping all the undergraduates on track and monitoring their progress. Personally, I had no problems starting and carrying out my placement year.
the company paid for me to travel abroad and also there were opportunities to work on vehicle projects in the manufacturing facility in Luton.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare/Dental
Vauxhall is a great place to work
The Culture
There are good opportunities to socialize throughout the year with the rest of the placement undergraduates. There was something happening most weekends.
Luton is quite cheap and is very easy to get into London
Luton is not the best area to go out in however, London is not far.
There was always emails sent out with various different opportunities like England football matches, charity events, cycling ect...
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material & Mineral Engineering
South East
May 2014
