Labelling & Quality Assistant Review
at The Co-op
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
manchester
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Reviewing own label artwork to ensure each product gets launched on time
Creating pack copies for own label products to ensure the products are legal and compliant
Be a point of contact for customer labelling queries
Provide support to the marketing team to ensure magazine and online recipes are correct
Produce reports to make sure colleagues have the information they need to deliver product launches on time
Set up and run sensory booths for colleagues to ensure products are up to quality standards
Review products and check them alongside QAS document to inform any technical manager of any problems in quality
To assist test coordinators in bench marking against other retailers
Creating pack copies for own label products to ensure the products are legal and compliant
Be a point of contact for customer labelling queries
Provide support to the marketing team to ensure magazine and online recipes are correct
Produce reports to make sure colleagues have the information they need to deliver product launches on time
Set up and run sensory booths for colleagues to ensure products are up to quality standards
Review products and check them alongside QAS document to inform any technical manager of any problems in quality
To assist test coordinators in bench marking against other retailers
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes got given a lot of responsibility in my core role, however there could have been more responsibility if I had led on my own project.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, had the opportunity to increase my confidence, presentation skills. Also had the budget to complete different types of training which is very useful for after my placement.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Received good amount of support - especially from people in my team
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great atmosphere, however hybrid working has made it harder to network and learn from others - especially at the beginning.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed my placement and met some lovely people
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at The Co-op
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend The Co-op to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to The Co-op
Be yourself, take every opportunity and put yourself out there
Undergraduate Ethics, Sustainability, and Food Policy Coordinator
at The Co-op
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Manchester
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4.7
