Maintenance Technician Review

Item: Maintenance Technician at BMW Group UK
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at BMW Group UK

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Coleshill, Warwickshire

Review Submitted: April 2022

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

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4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

4/5

The role is to maintain and fix robots and systems, but currently I am in college full time to learn the skills and knowledge so that I am fully qualified to work in the plant. The college involves me learning units like PLC's and machinery as well as BTEC theory 1 day a week.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I find the program enjoyable as it allows me to learn and enhance my skills as well as having a lot of practical work to do on PLC's, electronics, lathes and mills. I have felt like the work has been somewhat challenging, so that I am always improving myself.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

While studying in the college, I have learnt how to program PLC's, use a lathe and mill, as well as learning the techniques for filing and sawing. I have also learnt mechanical maintenance, where I had to strip down a vice or lathe, find the problem and put it back together again. I have also wired electronic boards and soldered. For BTEC, I have learnt Mechanical Math, Electronic Principles as well as Health and Safety.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

The units itself were organised and structured very well and had a lot of support when
learning them. The starting lessons for each unit was very informative and the activities and practical tasks within them worked well when the equipment did. The college could have been better in communication and their planning to help make it better from the start.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

The employer comes in every week to ask us how we are doing and if we have any problems as well as catching us up on the latest news in BMW Group. He has also given us his contact details so if we do have a problem we can call or email him.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

4/5

Generally, we have loads of support from the tutors and we have a lot of guidance when we don't know what we are doing which is extremely helpful. The training provider could have been quicker to respond to the problems with our timetables, but they got there in the end.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

4/5

The qualification, when finished, will help me have the skills and knowledge to do my job properly, and especially Health and Safety, this is really important as it will help me keep myself and others safe through the right regulations. It helps me to learn how the job will be like and what problems may occur.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

4/5

Due to COVID, we have been restricted to what we have been able to do with the company as well as leisure clubs and stuff. At the start of the apprenticeship, our group did some team exercises to help us get to know each other as well as making us more comfortable with the people at BMW Group.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?

Yes

Why?

This company is extremely beneficial to anyone who joins as there are many perks to joining, as well as the qualifications you receive at the end of it. The job is almost definite based on your performance in the theory and it gives a lot of room to improve your qualification.

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK?

Make sure that you research the company and know why you want to join the company, what is your motivation to join. Stay calm in the interviews and make sure that you talk confidently to the team or the interviewer and contribute as much as you sensibly can. Even if you mess up, don't think it is over, because sometimes they are seeing how you react to your mistake to see how good you are under pressure.

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