Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Review

Great fun, learnt a lot and got involved in FAR more than expected

Extremely busy, far more than expected.

Throughout my internship I was given incredible responsibility within my team and the opportunity to work within other teams. Working with customers, higher up managers and attend a few clients calls. The team here really do treat you like a full time experienced engineer, which does mean being thrown in the deep end but the best way possible.

Within each manufacturing role there were basic tasks or projects that they wanted you to work on. Having said this, you could easily create extra projects depending on your self interests or goals you wanted to achieve for university. In order to do this you did have to be very self driven and put yourself out there but again this gives a realistic perspective on how you will need to be in your future career.

Great atmosphere with a lovely, welcoming team of people. The teams all go out for lunch together on a Friday afternoon and interns are together most other lunches. Older apprentices were also great to get to know. I moved seats a few times and my manager also moved roles, however all great experience.

Improvements could be made to the hiring process, This was pretty bumpy and hard to navigate. Even when hired information was given pretty last minute making the moving process stressful. The site has a lot to offer however, due to its size was very unorganised on the hole. Getting better though

I was given a lot of training however a lot of this was due to proactive nature. If you don't ask you might not get. I received J Standard Soldering Training, SHAININ Training, Weld inspection training and basic excel training. This was all great fun and threw me out of my comfort zone.

I would really enjoy to work for the company however they do not seem very prepared to make offers that are set up before you finish your internship. The managers make many hints, however, HR are not fast to snatch people up prior to returning to uni. Many opportunities missed.

There were plenty of other interns and other events organised by other employees. Around 25 interns were at my site making it a great time. Interns that lived at home had a far less rewarding experience so would advise moving out and away from friends to make the most of it.

Accommodation was very cheap, however a car was very useful to have as transport to the site was pretty hard. Ubers into town from my house was around £3, so cheap. The local pub was pretty expensive but a really nice location and handy for drinks after work - loads of dogs too!

Great sense of team and family morale, many nights out. These included samosa days, intern nights out, leaving nights, dinners when clients were in town and meeting other interns friend groups. This was a great experience but was mostly what you made of it. Don't be afraid to organise things yourself!

There were loads of religious food events due to the large Indian community in my area. This was a great opportunity to learn and immerse myself in something new. There were also sporting events like netball tournaments and beer and pool nights. All were great to get involved in to meet new people.