Industrial Placement Engineer Review
by Cummins
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
4.1
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The Company
4.5
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The Culture
3.6
- 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 really enjoyed my placement and I have enjoyed rotating around various engineering departments to get an insight into what happens in different areas of the company. I have had a good balance of technical work whilst getting some hands on experience also.
Most of the work I have been doing has been useful and valuable to my colleagues, especially in my last 6 months.
I have been given support and guidance by all of my managers / supervisors as I have required but I have also been left to get on with my work and seek solutions to problems on my own. I think the balance has been spot on.
Each day has varied depending on what department I have been in and what my responsibilities are but on the whole I have never been sat without anything to do. If I have ever been stuck for work I have never had an issue finding any.
The amount of responsibility I was given again depended on which department I was in but I have been given responsibility for various projects as well as managing my own workload and meeting deadlines.
There have been many training courses on offer during my placement which I have been able to attend to develop my knowledge in various areas. My skills in time management and organisation have massively increased as well as my knowledge of certain technical areas which I have briefly studied at university.
The Company
There was always a good working environment in all departments, it never felt overly stressed or dull either.
The organisation of the placement has been brilliant. The rotation scheme has worked really well and I have always known who I am working for, when and where. There is a feedback system to allow each of my 4 managers to feedback on how I have done and any areas of improvement which has been really beneficial. The placement students also got together after each rotation to talk about what they had been doing to give the other students an idea of the work in that department.
I have been on a lot of training courses whilst at the company which have all been really valuable and have taught me so much on a wide variety of topics.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Healthcare/Dental
There are good employment prospects with possible sponsorship schemes available.
The Culture
There are plenty of placement students at the company so there were always people about. There has also been a few meals / nights out with colleagues.
Very reasonable.
OK nightlife but Leeds & Manchester are really easy to get.
There are a fair amount of activities to get involved with outside work through the health and social club such as football, badminton, squash etc.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Yorkshire and Humberside
August 2014
