Maintenance engineer Review
at Rolls-Royce
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: July 2020
Overall Rating
1.8 /5
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2.5/5
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Overview of Role
2/5
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Skills Development
1.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
Preventative and reactive maintenance to CNC machines and many other assets used to manufacture and repair aerospace parts and also maintain pre production facility assets. Some fabrication work also carried out. Always solving problems and seeking to improve processes. Following strict health and safety guidelines.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
College experience was shambolic, some lessons weren't even taught to us we had to learn ourselves. I struggled with maths and engineering principles when asked for help they said they disnt have the time.
Work experience is good on the whole but company wont provide training in specific machines which means they expect me to work on, diagnose and fix complex machinery with no proper training and in a timely manner. Impossible. Lots of red tape and bearaucratic nonsense slows down evry single process and becomes quite exhausting.
Work experience is good on the whole but company wont provide training in specific machines which means they expect me to work on, diagnose and fix complex machinery with no proper training and in a timely manner. Impossible. Lots of red tape and bearaucratic nonsense slows down evry single process and becomes quite exhausting.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
2/5
Fault diagnosis
Maintenance
Complex machinery
Repairs
Fabrication
Accurate measuring
Team work
Liaising with 3rd parties and ordering
Using computer based maintenance records
Maintenance
Complex machinery
Repairs
Fabrication
Accurate measuring
Team work
Liaising with 3rd parties and ordering
Using computer based maintenance records
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
Poorly organised. Assessors are too stretched and are sometimes unreachable and dis engaged. Training team cant keep hold of their staff because it was in such dissary and poorly managed. Only towards the end that they had decent staff who were helpful and did what they say. Pay rises were always late by several months due to red tape and people not doing their jobs properly.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
1/5
Certain people at the company are very supportive theough my own connections and social movements. Company is very disconnected from apprenticeship and on the whole have no clue whatsoever of my training or anything to do with my apprenticeship. They were supposed to set objectives and plan work ahead to help towards training and my apprenticeship which never happened. Complete disconnect.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
1/5
Zero.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
Not very much at all.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
I signed up to apprentice association and never heard back from them. They're normally run by higher ed students who are quite elitist and look down on people. Only social events I've been involved with are the ones I've organised.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Rolls-Royce to a friend?
No
Why?
It's old fashioned views on engineering really hold people back and demarcation is still very much abundant there. They are reluctant to train people due to costs, the training they do offer is often irrelevant. They are extremely slow in everything they do and purchasing processes takes a very long time. I came out of my apprenticeship feeling very unprepared .
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Rolls-Royce?
Go for HNC or HND or machinist qualifications. These seem to be much better routes to take and much more focus on the training and proper career development.
