Industrial Placement - Cummins Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Project Management, Mechanical Engineering
Huddersfield
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
2.8 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2.8/5
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Company Culture
1.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
I handle the documentation of permits, hot works and work requests provided by/ for contractors onsite. I review daily the programme for monitoring the work requests being placed on a site wide level and handle the delegation of each request. I am involved in some project work with the wider team which allows me to get a better understanding of company codes and morale.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I had been given responsibility over documentation with the facilities team and with the engineering team I had been able to create my own data for a persistent problem which gave me ownership of the document and able to present to the wider team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have been able to advance my skills with CAD programs such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks for the development of the site asset drawings. I have a secondment with the Advanced Engineering team (as I had asked for more engineering based experiences as my background is Mechanical Engineering) and I have been able to develop my presentation skills infront of a large audience, trained on engineering softwares, development of new technologies and products etc.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support from the wider team when it came to jobs that I needed to get on with and found them all very helpful and insightful.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
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 company culture and general atmosphere was quite welcoming and 'judgement free' in many aspects as I felt like I could ask as many questions and I wouldnt be made to feel silly.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had not had the best experience when it comes to my personal development with the Facilites team however that was turned around as I got more experience with the Advanced Engineering team.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
1/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Please research your job role and ensure that it is something you can get experience from - although it is hard to know your line manager beforehand, I believe having a good manager really sets the tone for your placement experience.
