Maintenance engieer Review

Depending upon what placement I am in, my day-to-day consist of maintaining/fixing machinery that has present faults or faults that could occur due to worn parts or the conditions of the machines. Also I carry out planned maintenance which means giving a general overlook of the machine and ensuring that it doesn't break or loose its parameters.

over the course of my apprenticeship so far I have learnt various different skills and have also developed upon skills. For example when working in different areas i have picked up new skills that i haven't learnt before like homing of robots. but when working in areas ive been in frequently i have developed upon my knowledge by learning new techniques etc.

So far through the program i am enjoying all of it. there is alot of responsibility at times but if you work to your best you can enjoy it. however there has been times where i believe things could have been done better especially on the college side of things.

Overall when working within the plant everything is generally organized well and there is a strong structure in place meaning that everyone knows what to do and where to be. However on the college side of things sometimes the organizational structure is poor as there has been times where we have been unsure what is needed from us etc.

Overall when at work there is more than enough support from everyone. for example if you are stuck with something within the business there are plenty of managers with wider knowledge of the company that are willing to help. in addition to this if you are on the shop floor pretty much all the technicians are willing to support and help as well.

when working towards my qualifications the training provider offers various amounts of support like one on one's with tutors, team calls and also they sometimes set up after hour sessions. however due to the nature of the degree there is a grey area with how much they can help but overall if support is needed support is there.

overall I believe that there is little relevance to what I am learning at college to what I actually do within the working area. there has been times where i have learnt something from the training provider and then i have used it within my work place. however on a whole most of the stuff learnt within the qualification doesnt get put to use.

currently I am not involved within any extra-curricular activities. however within the work place there are various different things you can get involved with, for example alot of people love football so there are various football days where people meet up for a kick-around etc. there are also planned events where everyone can go too and have a good time

Yes

BMW is a great place to work, they pay well, look after you, offer you a high level of education and you get to work with some of the most complex and state of the art machinery in the world. this means that you can develop skills you wont learn anywhere else and sets you up for life.

when applying to this company some advice i would give is to be your self, so everyone you are enthusiastic and ready to learn and work. One of the biggest pieces of advice is be ready to take on challenging tasks and rolls and just give them your best shot, it doesn't matter if you fail all that matters is you tried and you understand how to tackle and overcome the challenge next time.