Repair Engineering Intern Review
at GE Aerospace
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Caerphilly
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
On a day to day basis, we support the shop floor with engineering query's, liaising with other departments of the business and the hardware owners around the world yo achieve the best outcome for the business.
This usually involves striving to achieve a repair, therefore creating compliant repair documents for the shop to follow.
This usually involves striving to achieve a repair, therefore creating compliant repair documents for the shop to follow.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given the same basic standard work as the rest of my team, therefore the same responsibility as salaried employees. This meant taking ownership of individual cases i presented to hardware owners.
I also had the responsibility of running low cost projects and a business improvement project.
I also had the responsibility of running low cost projects and a business improvement project.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt/developed the following skills:
-communication (both written and spoken)
-how to plan and priorities work
-time management
-problem solving
-presentation skills
-communication (both written and spoken)
-how to plan and priorities work
-time management
-problem solving
-presentation skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
4/5
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?
The placement provide multiple points of contact for support and guidance, such as:
-Personal mentor (having touch-point meetings every few weeks0
-Manager
-Placement committee
-Placement student run committee
We also followed a development curriculum that supported us through the business and gave us the guidance to get the best out of the placement.
-Personal mentor (having touch-point meetings every few weeks0
-Manager
-Placement committee
-Placement student run committee
We also followed a development curriculum that supported us through the business and gave us the guidance to get the best out of the placement.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
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?
The culture and general atmosphere is very welcoming from the business as a whole.
Every department i have worked with have been helpful and supported my needs.
Every department i have worked with have been helpful and supported my needs.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement as it gave new an insight into what i wanted to do in the future, it also opened my eyes to other opportunity's in the business.
It helped that i found a great group of friends not only with placement students but in the business, as the company is very welcoming and everyone was so friendly.
It helped that i found a great group of friends not only with placement students but in the business, as the company is very welcoming and everyone was so friendly.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at GE Aerospace
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend GE Aerospace to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to GE Aerospace
Through the interview process try be as hones as possible and work through your answers.
Do research about the company, such as such engine lines do they repair on site and what, if any, does the company have planed for the future.
This company provides a well rounded insight into the engineering business so even if your answer to questions isn't engineering related, it better to give and thoughtout answer than make something up.
Do research about the company, such as such engine lines do they repair on site and what, if any, does the company have planed for the future.
This company provides a well rounded insight into the engineering business so even if your answer to questions isn't engineering related, it better to give and thoughtout answer than make something up.
Business Operations: Project Management
at GE Aerospace
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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2.4
