Engineering Services Placement Student Review

My role was working with suppliers globally and internal project teams to co-ordinate the prototype material to the plants where the project was based, in America. This involved regular online meetings, emailing suppliers and reacting to any problems in the supply chain. Using excel to track the status of every part. I was personally responsible for the individual procurement of over 2 million dollars worth of parts where I had to purchase, order, keep track of and deliver on time for the project.

I was trained and treated as a full time employee in this role with all the responsibilities and expectations alongside it. My work directly impacted the success of a current Cummins prototype project.

I have gained lots more confidence in myself to lead meetings with suppliers and present to management. I've learned to be more prepared for meetings and preventing future problems in this role. I've improved my organisation skills and networking skills.

I pushed my manager to give me more work, challenge me and responsibility and she provided this and helped to push me to develop as much as I could during my time here. I was provided an individual engineering project with another student and apart from a project sponsor I was given free reign as to how I went about this.
There was always training available for any role or topic in the business.

Everyone is happy to help and give you some of their time which means you never feel afraid to ask a questions, whether directly related to your role or if you were curious about theirs. Everyone is hard working but very approachable and there is a lot of emphasis on general health and health and safety for all employees.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement. I have integrated well into the team and leaned fully into my role. I believe it has been well worth my time and I will miss working here when I leave.

Yes