Rating

8.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Managing all aspects of food safety systems and compliance of legal and customer standards for manufacturing of frozen potato products.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Enforced knowledge and skills already present with academic based knowledge. Vastly increased knowledge on other food processing businisess and their processing methods, legal requirements, chemical and microbiological standards and agriculture practices on impact of raw materials and finished product quality.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Very much enjoy all aspects of the program, from lectures and friendly lecturers, to practicals where you get to create food from raw ingredients and test them using sophisiticated methods of analysis. Best part is to be able to integrate with the course colleges and share expirences.

    9/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very much organised, besides of sporadical situations out of control of the University (i.e. sicness, break down of equipment etc.). Support available at every stage and adequate training given prior to commencing tasks.

    8/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Business allows to take as much time as possible to conduct studies. Workplace mentor support little bit lacking due other commitments on the mentor side.

    7/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • Full support needed, every lecturer is easy accessible and always happy to help in need, which is a great help. Especially in times when you try do do a degree, while working full time and have a family with small childer.

    10/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • More knowledge about the industry and possible opportunities to develop career. Can't wait for the journey ahead, both academic and career wise.

    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.)
  • Family fun days and days out of work for team building activities and breefings. Lots of social events and opportunities to help charities and undertake voluntary work. Plenty of training available.

    9/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend McCain Foods GB Ltd. to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • The company follows the principle: "Train people well enought so they can leave, treat them well enought so they don't want to." They do a lot to take care for the future of the population, their workers and families and local communities.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to McCain Foods GB Ltd.?
  • "Winning" and "can do" approach is key to success.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Customer Service

Grantham

May 2022

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