Product Engineering Placement Student Review

Providing critical technical support to the plant, ensuring the production line maintains the targeting throughput, leading approvals on product deviations which may be required due to stock losses or compatibility issues. Completing product audits on engines, ensuring they were up to the required standards.

I have developed all of the existing ones learnt during my university course. I have also developed the likes of communicating appropriately in a work environment. Improved my ability when beginning a new task. Cross-functional working, project management data analysis and finance/business acumen. And many more that I have developed without realizing.

Yes, Initially I was shadowing team members, but now have been given responsibilities to train new apprentices on a quartile rotation. Managing processes and being given the same tasks as which the engineers are. Consistently been given projects and tasks to complete independently whilst always being able to cross check with the rest of the staff.

I was supported and guided a lot during the start but was also allowed to complete work myself. After the first month or so I was micro managed as much but whenever I asked for help supported me even if they were working on something else.

The culture was great, they welcomed me into the team and started including me in the conversations and out of work activities from day one and really encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and supported on both a professional and personal level.

I really enjoyed my placement, with the work being different from day to day it allowed for a new challenges to come up regularly, encouraging me to learn whilst also having the guidance to support to not feel under pressure if any of the work completed was to be incorrect. Really enjoyed my time and it turned out a LOT better than expected.

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I was mainly applying for a placement to look good on my CV and didn't think i would learn too much from it and wouldn't be given much responsibility but this has been far from that, I have learnt loads from this and believe I have learnt a lot and feel confident going back to university after with the volume of reports I have competed and work related to my degree.