Environment Health and Safety Intern Review

Item: Environment Health and Safety Intern at GE Aerospace
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at GE Aerospace

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

Cheltenham

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.6 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Provide EHS support to all areas
Key contact for EHS
Inspect areas across site
Develop new policies and risk assessments
Monitoring key metrics

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given key responsibility to advise multiple departments on key EHS issues. Responsible for leading key EHS events.

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?

Developed experience carrying out risk assessments and other health and safety documents and policies.
Strong use of communication skills to speak to all levels within the organisation.
Developed key project management skills through managing EHS projects

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?

Throughout the placement I received strong managerial support and guidance on career development within the industry. I had fortnightly meetings with my manager to review personal progress and weekly team progress reviews.

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?

A very friendly working atmosphere with strong team connections. EHS is a small team but the nature of the work requires communication with all employees

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

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?

A very insightful and rewarding experience that has provided key industry skills. This opportunity has challenged my character and allowed me to explore new career opportunities.