Manufacturing Engineering Placement Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Manufacturing
Darlington
Review Submitted: June 2022
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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Being part of as well as leading projects relating to the manufacturing process, whether this be safety, quality or throughput related related. Attended daily team meeting to discuss progress with projects as well as issue seen on plant the previous day. Also worked closely with HSE and Quality to make sure all changed implemented to production line were both safe and repeatable.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given large amount of responsibility on my placement from leading weekly meetings relating to all manufacturing changes that were going to be implemented onto the production line, to being a departmental representative in other departments meetings.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
My team leadership and team working skills have grown massively in the last year due to working on cross departmental projects. Physical understanding of working environment developed as well as how to implement skills learned in education into real work applications.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
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?
I believe i received very good guidance from my manger and senior engineer during my placement, as well as from other members on my team anytime i was unsure or doing something from the first time.
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?
The company culture focuses heavily on developing you as an individual and helps tailor your job role and task to suit you best. The atmosphere in my team was great and everyone got along well.
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?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement massively, both inside and outside of the workplace and would recommend that everybody should do one if its something they are considering.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Cummins look for people who are passionate about their job and people they can see who want to develop their skills and make the most out of their time during their placement.
