Production Control and Logistics Review

by Forvia

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Within my role I was based a lot on the shop floor a lot of the time. Day to day tasks include working with the improvements coordinator. I learnt a lot along the way about logistic processes from the very start to the end. I had multiple projects across the year from packaging to helping with a new project launch.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, key skills I have developed/learnt include: communication, time management, people management, flexibility, decision making and I have also been very creative across the year. These are just a few of the skills I developed/learnt over the past 12 months.


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

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

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was given large responsibility. This responsibility grew over the year once I was able to prove myself and showed where my strong points were. This ultimately led me to leading my own projects with a team helping me.


  • 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?
  • I received large support across my placement within my department. This was because I worked very closely with people in the office, along with my manager who supported me and gave advice over the 12 months.


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

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Within my office everyone looked out for each other at all times, especially when they needed support. The team moral was always kept high through tough times. However, I feel like at points the workers who are working very hard and going above and beyond aren't appreciated enough.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • 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 enjoyed my placement a lot and have no regrets over what I have done in the last year.


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

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
  • Within the placement year then get involved with as much as you can.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

South East

August 2022


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