Manufacturing Engineer Review

I have trained as a Manufacturing Engineer and work on problem solving and continuous improvement to components and processes to ensure they are fully functional.

I have attended numerous additional training courses through RR such as PLM, CAD, 2 weeks appreciation of all manufacturing processes in the work shop, H&S, manual handling and many more.

I really enjoy my program be able to work and train and get paid for it. I also enjoy that part of my apprenticeship included higher education so I have received another qualification and have had the opportunity to carry on my education through RR.

Very valued, we are here to replace the older people who are very knowledgeable but are moving on, so we have very big space to fill, and RR want to push you as far as you can so you can succeed, in turn supporting RR in succeeding also.

My program was very structured we had a plan to follow during year 1 and had a placement plan out together after we had come out into the business which has enabled us to work with different people and different teams for more experience and exposure to working life.

I see my apprentice development leader every 10 weeks so he can check that everything is going smoothly and whether I have any problems. If something arises between this time he is happy to meet up soon to discuss any queries. At first we didn't have an ADL for a very long time so some of these queries in the first year we didn't know who to contact but since having my latest one he has been very supportive.

There are many people which can support me in my day to day role if I have any problems or queries and they are always willing to help.

Our salary increases as we become more qualified and it is very reasonable for an apprentice wage.

I am a STEM ambassador and support such events with school visits or people visiting RR, which I thoroughly enjoy.

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It is a very good company to work for, they take care of their apprentices and help develop them to become great members of staff and it is really enjoyable and you can learn so much from all the additional courses which are available.

It can be hard work sometimes because you are learning so much all the time and you have college/uni work, normal day to day work as well as an NVQ to complete as part of your apprenticeship so you need to be able to manage your time but it's worth it in the end.