Aircraft engineer Review

Item: Aircraft engineer at GE Aerospace
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at GE Aerospace

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Caerphilly / Caerffili

Review Submitted: April 2023

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

5/5

My role as an electrical aircraft engineer involves a large variety of different tasks, it all depends on the section that I am on, there are 6 different sections in total that electrical aircraft engineers can go to they could be building one of the 2 types of engine we have in, it could be stripping the engines we have in or it could be inspecting and repairing the different types of harnesses that comes off the engine

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I have a genuine passion for aviation as a whole and the opportunity to work on them is a dream job of mine, especially being able to work on the worlds largest and most powerful jet engine ever built I could not be happier to come to work when it’s busy

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

So far during my apprenticeship I have learned a large magnitude of skills in different areas of expertise which I could only obtain through this apprenticeship scheme. I’ve also developed my existing skills in areas I have previous knowledge of, there is a lot of opportunity to do this here.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

When I was first employed the apprenticeship program has absolutely no structure to it, there was no communication between our manager and us therefore leading to a lot of problems, but since then we have had a new apprentice manager and he has excelled in restructuring the program to ensure that apprentices have the best opportunities possible.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

We now receive a lot of support from our employer for whatever task we are presented with, my
He covers all areas and without any hassle or reluctance to give us the best opportunities for our careers. We also recieve support from our college when carrying out the college tasks and assignments.

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

2/5

In my opinion our training providers give us an ok amount of support it personally isn’t the greatest, feedback is always unclear and hard to understand therefore leading to a miscommunication between them and myself, I think there could be a lot more done on there side to allow for better communication

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

5/5

I am extremely certain that my qualification allows me to carry out my role more effectively and efficiently because the work we carry out is specialist work which can only be completed to a safe airworthy standard by people who have gone through the correct extensive training and assessments otherwise it could be dangerous

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

5/5

Yes there are a multiple of different extra curricular activities that I can take part in through my work, such as a competition called world skills which I am currently training and developing a product to compete in at the end of the year, they also hold a large amount of STEM events throughout the year.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend GE Aerospace to a friend?

Yes

Why?

I would recommend GE aerospace to a freind because overall it’s a great place to work from the actual jobs that are carried out here on the site to the people who you work with it’s genuinely an awesome place to work and anyone who has an interest in this sector of work would love it

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to GE Aerospace?

The best advice I would give to somebody applying for the role I currently do is be motivated and driven to get the job done correctly and safely, ensure to never deviate from the prescribed processes and methods when carrying out jobs to ensure that yourself and everyone else around that engine is as safe as possible

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