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Manufacturing engineer Review

at Forvia

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

Litchfield

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Overall it was an amazing experience with meeting new people, being able to understand/ learn in the manufacturing industry. Being given big roles and responsibilities to work on, that will massively impact the new Jea project
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
100% been given loads of responsibilities, my shop stock sleeve calculations are being used in big work shops with important co workers that require it for our new project
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?
I have learnt how to use bricscad/ communicate with suppliers effectively. Learnt to present my ideas to a good standard and the design being brought to life
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?
I was given plenty of support but also liked being independent
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 atmosphere was great, I loved all the other placement students and they made it feel like home
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 time a lot and when it’s over I will miss the people and responsibilities I was given
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
If you are willing to make mistakes, then you will do just fine! Take ownership and learn because that’s what you are there to do
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