Health and Safety and environmental Review

by Premier Foods

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.2/10

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

Every day is different, If there is an accident or safety concern on the site then my priority would be to focus on finding a solution for the incident. However I also deal with Risk assessments (sending them and completing them), TOPS Tours, Management actions and well being and health

10/10

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

Yes absolutely, previously I had never worked in a office environment, since joining I have learnt: communication skills, Time management, problem solving, how to programme Excel spreadsheets. I am still developing and constantly trying improve my skills such as hazard spotting. Since joining I have learnt and developing presentation skills.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Although some days are challenging and some topics are hard to get my head around, I am constantly learning and have got a great support team. I am enjoying learning topics and skills that I would have never been able to do before hand. I am enjoying building reports with different members of staff.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

With me being the first to do a health and safety apprenticeship, there has been times where we haven't been as structured and have had to delay work or missed work. However from it starting unstructured we are trying different methods to add more structure in and prioritise certain work.

7/10

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

My employer supports me where possible, however as part of my role it is important for me to reach out to different departments so I can build a relation with them and seek there advise in there own expertise. I also get involved and monitor a lot of projects or meetings to help expand my knowledge.

7/10

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

With it being online it is hard compared to at college/uni where you could just raise your hand and ask, however my knew learning coach has helped push me more and given more support and book more one to one meetings to go over work or help improve my work to get better marks.

9/10

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

With alot of my work I implement it into what I do, for example when we were studying a specific regulation I then went and implemented it within my role at work. It has also helped me to improve things on my site with the knowledge I have developed.

9/10

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.)

I do a lot of sports and gym outside of work so haven't really made the time to see if my work place does. There has been different challenges such as Kaido, or step challenges with help get people engaged and active.

5/10

9a. Would you recommend Premier Foods to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Its a very reliable company that is continuously improving, the support from peers is incredible.

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

Build a strong relationship wit your employer and collegues