Rating

8.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Supporting the group factories with quality and ensuring that the auditing and technical team and completing tasks to schedule. Quality/ management meetings and full system gap analysis audits

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Knowledge of legislation. Team management skills. Laboratory quality and knowledge of the UKAS accreditation and systems. Standards such as BRC, ISO, FSSC, ISCC etc. Knowledge of the companies which include rendering, fat and oil, Category 3, Category 1 etc.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I thoroughly enjoy my job, and wish to progress within the company

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It isn't always well structured but this depends on issues that arise etc.

    7/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I receive a lot of support from my employer and always have done since moving to the department in 2016

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • Generally all good depending on the lecturer. 2 in particular were fantastic the others maybe not so much

    8/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • I don't think it has really reflected well as the course is mainly based on food and I work predominately in the pet food/ feed industry. There were issues where I have had to do stuff that doesnt relate and found it difficult.

    7/10

  • 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.)
  • Not really but were all close and I have a good group of friends there throughout the 10 years I have worked there.

    7/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend SARIA to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • I love where I work, yes it is a difficult company at times but we have expectations for employees which is good! People need to pull their weight


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to SARIA?
  • If your not here to graft and put effort in then don't bother. You get out what you put in.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Science

Doncaster

April 2022

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