Production Engineering Placement Student Review
by Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Jacobs Douwe Egberts
- 7. Would you recommend Jacobs Douwe Egberts to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Overview
Daily tasks involved tracking of downtimes and global efficiency for the freeze dried department. I then reported in daily and weekly meetings to more senior members of the department. Outside of these routine tasks I managed small installations, trials and improvement projects with support from production engineers. The outcomes/ results of these were presented to key stakeholders.
Skills
Presentation skills, communication, organisation, understanding of a manufacturing environment, time management.
Responsibilities
Responsible for downtimes and global efficiency figures. Responsible for scoping and organising small projects (with support where needed).
Support & Guidance
As much as I needed, support was always available on request.
Culture
The team was really supportive and happy to help me understand something or explain something. It felt like they all wanted you to succeed as much as possible. Company culture was okay, the company has just been through big changes at the factory and this made the relationship between different associates slightly tense and hard to navigate.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, I felt I learnt loads but more importantly greatly improved my soft skills and confidence. People were really supportive and willing to offer knowledge and advice.
Yes
Working within the production manufacturing team will involve more hands on work than you might expect but they provide a good working and supportive environment. There are many challenges working at Banbury factory but this gives much scope for improvement works and the ability to make an impact is greater than it might be at other companies.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Manufacturing
West Midlands
August 2022
