Manufacturing Apprentice Review

I am a Manufacturing Apprentice within Unilever training to become a technical operator, on a day to day basis I learn how each of the different production lines work within my company and how I can preform the every day operations as well as improvements.

within my first year here at Unilever I feel like I have developed as a person, I am confident to make decisions and carry out tasks by myself without support, as well as being able to work in a team with my fellow operators.

In previous jobs and apprenticeships I have been in I havnt sometimes I haven't looked forward to going into work or college, since joining Unilever I enjoy getting up for work or carrying on with a job from the day before, the same came be said for college as the support and assistance is there constantly within the two, if the e=if anything that I need or that Unilever can do to help me grow as a person and apprentice then there will give me what ever it is I may need.

everyday I work colleagues and leaders, provide praise for going out of your way to help someone or carrying out a job that wasn't asked of you, everyone is friendly and helpful. I have been fortunate enough to have been able to go to 100VE in London to meet my CEO Paul Polman which was an amazing experience in itself, this shows Unilver wants there apprentices to be involved with all aspects of the company.

on a day to day basis I know what I need to be doing to get to where I want to be and what skills I need to learn to get there, my college work is easy to follow as it states what I need to do to hit the criteria for my qualifications.

my college and onsite training centre, is very helpful I always know where I can go, who I can email or who I can even call if I am stuck with my work, they will always give me advice and pointers for my course work to help me improve it whilst still allowing me to learn.

my employer is very very helpful at all time whether I am in work or not I can always contact someone to ask for help and support, the will give me what ever I need to make sure I can continue to grow as a person all the way through my apprenticeship.

my salary is very good as Unilever provides a very good salary for all of its apprentices, I am currently in my first year of my apprenticeship and on a salary of £12,000 a year before tax roughly, they also provide health care, company shares and a pension for all of its employees which is very good as not all apprenticeships offer this in there salary package.

apart from being a manufacturing apprentice I am also a apprentice outreach ambassador this is a role where a group of apprentices for all different job roles go out of work to visit, schools, colleges, community events and providing workshops for young people to get involved in to raise awareness of the apprenticeships that Unilever offers.

Yes

since joining Unilever I have learnt a lot In the 9 months that I have been hear, all the staff are so friendly and helpful, I enjoy going to work and I never thought I would say that, Unilever has given me so many different opportunities and have involved me in so much, if you are looking at a long term career then I would highly recommend Unilever and one of your applications.

if applying for Unilever I recommend that you have a keen interest in what it is you are applying for as Unilever will only give back as much as you put in to your work so if this is the apprenticeship that you want show that you want to be in this apprenticeship more than anyone else, but don't stress be yourself and be calm and I am sure that you will be fine.