Engineering Apprentice Review

by Unilever

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.4/10

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

Extracting data from reporting sources to fill out daily board meetings to report on how the manufacturing lines in my area have ran over the past 24hrs. Attending machine breakdowns with shift engineers, providing support. Ordering parts for breakdowns and improvements. Receiving 'tag' reports of faults on the line, fixing and implementing improvements for faults.

8/10

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

Learnt basic engineering skills, fitting, machining, welding, electrical install at the start of the apprenticeship in college. These have then been developed in the workplace further, by using and expanding knowledge and skills to attend breakdowns and implement improvements. i have developed a better critical engineering mindset to assist with attending breakdowns, using methodical thinking on how to fix breakdowns and what improvements would prevent the breakdowns from happening again. inter-people skills have been improved by dealing with co-workers across different teams and shift patterns, liaising with contractors to organise engineering works, and presenting at school careers fairs and talks.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

6/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

6/10

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

9/10

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

8/10

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

4/10

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 official activities. only whats organised between engineers/operators themselves.

1/10

9a. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

interesting work to keep engaged and develop engineering skills. great friendly set of colleagues support from close line managers fantastic employee benefits decent pay

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

be yourself. be confident. be very prepared. research the manufacturing market. research general responsibilities of maintenance engineers. be open to constructive criticism. be open to learn ALOT.