Customer Quality Placement Student Review
at Forvia
Placement (10 Months+)
Automotive Engineering
Shirley, Solihull
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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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.
Managing warranty for multiple manufacturing plants.
Analysis of reject warranty parts and working together with plant and program teams to resolve quality issues.
Producing monthly warranty quality reports and reporting back to relevant teams.
Support production and program teams to ensure all target and goals are achieved.
Analysis of reject warranty parts and working together with plant and program teams to resolve quality issues.
Producing monthly warranty quality reports and reporting back to relevant teams.
Support production and program teams to ensure all target and goals are achieved.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given responsibility to manage all the topics relating to my specific role and had weekly reviews with my manager to address any issues or support if required.
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?
Teamworking
Technical skills (Excel…)
8D Basics
Communication and Confidence
Pro activity
Understanding the workplace environment
Problem solving
Time management
Technical skills (Excel…)
8D Basics
Communication and Confidence
Pro activity
Understanding the workplace environment
Problem solving
Time management
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?
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?
Lots of support given if actions or tasks were unclear. Weekly reviews with my manager also ensured support or advice were given to complete the task set.
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?
Supportive team. Large company to explore different functional areas to become involved with and expand knowledge.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 really enjoyed my placement to learn about different areas of the automotive industry and specific roles require to ensure parts are produced OK.
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 Forvia
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
It is a very large company with different functional areas. Ensure to explore different areas.
