GE Operations Intern Review

The first few months were frustrating as I didn't know what to do. I had difficulty with chasing the documents and engine parts. Gradually I started to pick up things and started to enjoy my job role.

I'm not good at all with socialising with others.I found it very difficult to make good relationship with shop floor staffs initially. But gradually, I broke the barrier and found that I'm working with the best people to work with. My respect and kind attitude towards the shop floor staffs helped me to be a good team player.

I don't believe my supervisor gave me enough support in taking on the job role. I struggled for the first few couple of months. I had to take initiative to learn the business. I learnt that I need to find questions and shoot at my supervisor to know about my job role. However my supervisor was good at explaining things, I had doubt about. All you need to do is ask questions, and if you don't understand ask again and again and again. Your mentor won't disappoint you.

I work on GP7000 engines. We roll out only a few engines a year as compared with GE90 and CFM engines. Therefore the job role doesn't seems to be very busy, but relaxing and with lots of time to spend with shop floor staffs to get hands on experience on engines.

As per the previous interns opinion, it will take you like almost 8 months to be fully confident with your job role and run the show on your own. So I'm waiting for that time. I can realise the increase in responsibilities that my mentor gave me over the past couple of months.

As I'm working in Engineering operations, all you need to use is your leadership skill and time management. The only module that I learnt in my uni which helped me a bit was Propulsion.

My office constitutes people who are really dull and a few who rocks. I nice mix of people.

As every intern works in different job role, GE doesn't have a specified and well laid out internship programme. It depends upon you and the allocated mentor.

GE helped us to get training in Six sigma, which was great. But I think there is a lot more that everyone expects from GE.

A majority of staffs are close to their retirement age, which gives graduates more opportunities to get into job.

The other Operations intern who works along with me is a post graduate and has previous work experience. He was kind enough to help me and was a role model for me to learn how I should be taking responsibilities.

Cardiff is a nice place to live, with low cost of living.

I'm not interested in going for parties. So never bothered about it.

GE organises health ahead activities which help us to get involved in volunteering, raising money for good cause.