Maintenance process specialist Review

by Solenis

Rating

10/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Helping with the manufacturing process and working on breakdowns to do with my plant

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have massively improved my engineering skills and I have also improved my ability to work as part of team

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I really enjoy the apprenticeship as I am given lots of opportunities to apply my knowledge and work on things I’m not so confident with

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The apprenticeship is very well organised and offers you the chance to gain skills that aren’t just learnt on your job such as forklift driving

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

We receive lots of support not just from the learning and development staff but also the employees that we work with on site who are teaching us the role

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Kirklees college provide lots of support and have kept in touch throughout the lockdown periods

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

The qualification gives me the base knowledge that I need to understand the production process which I can then take and apply to the production process on our site

10/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There are many extra curricular activities such as sports teams and social events that everybody is invited to which allows you to make more friends on site and build relationships

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Solenis to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

They care about their apprenticeship program and go out of their way to make sure that apprentices are getting the best training available

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Solenis?

Be confident when being interviewed as this will show that you are capable of working with people you have only just met and that you can get along with anyone