Process Engineer Review

by Unilever

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • • Analysis of energy, waste and effluent data • Map out material waste generation processes for top losses in factory • Identify projects for waste reduction and lead from feasibility to execution • Responsible for verifying expense reports figures and flagging any deviations • Responsible for creating robust waste tracking measures on the factory floor • Responsible for achievement of tonnage targets of waste reduction for the factory • Managing all stakeholders and producing periodical reports to update on projects progress


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Development of: Leadership skills, communication skills, time management, resilience, perseverance and determination.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I was working on a project individually, so the responsibility fell on my shoulders which allowed me to ensure certain tasks were done correctly.


  • 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?
  • Lots of support when I joined (2/3x weekly meetings) to ensure that I knew what I was suppose to be doing and could engage with the structure of the factory that I worked in.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Everybody worked well as a team and it was useful to identify everybody's roles and responsibilities to allow you to ask for help by relevant people.


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

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed the challenges that I occurred as it was nothing like anything that I had done before and I feel grateful to achieved and learnt so much within the 12 months that I worked there for.


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

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
  • Don't be afraid to branch out and try something different, as there are plenty of opportunities to change roles once you are in the company.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

North West

May 2023


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