Industrial Operations: Manufacturing Engineering Undergraduate Review
at JLR
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering, Manufacturing
Liverpool
Review Submitted: November 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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
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.
The placement was great!
Lots to do and lots to learn.
Biggest learning curve ever but definitely worth it.
Learnt a lot about engineering, manufacturing and programme management but more importantly m, learnt how to work within a team and with other teams. Long hours, high pressure, but that’s what creates diamonds. The placement scheme isn’t just about giving you experience but setting yourself up for a graduate role at the respective company. Daily tasks for me were to update and cascade important info to the involved stakeholders for whichever project I’m working on at the time. Alongside that, typical tasks were to fill out project documents, attend & even host meetings, review progress against targets with lead engineers and put out fires wherever possible i.e., continuous problem solving. No 2 days were the same but this was the general gist of it; being an undergraduate/graduate, you are expected of to just catch the pace of the work. After your first month or so, the ‘special treatment’ finishes which is good as you then have to become dependent and learn for yourself.
Overall great company and great work - I can’t wait to join back!
Lots to do and lots to learn.
Biggest learning curve ever but definitely worth it.
Learnt a lot about engineering, manufacturing and programme management but more importantly m, learnt how to work within a team and with other teams. Long hours, high pressure, but that’s what creates diamonds. The placement scheme isn’t just about giving you experience but setting yourself up for a graduate role at the respective company. Daily tasks for me were to update and cascade important info to the involved stakeholders for whichever project I’m working on at the time. Alongside that, typical tasks were to fill out project documents, attend & even host meetings, review progress against targets with lead engineers and put out fires wherever possible i.e., continuous problem solving. No 2 days were the same but this was the general gist of it; being an undergraduate/graduate, you are expected of to just catch the pace of the work. After your first month or so, the ‘special treatment’ finishes which is good as you then have to become dependent and learn for yourself.
Overall great company and great work - I can’t wait to join back!
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, loads and loads and loads.
Managed capital projects exceeding £150K as well assisted and essentially made important decisions on multi-million pound projects - very crucial to JLRms future vehicles. For instance, I wrote the presentation that we delivered to one of our contractors as the software they gave us wasn’t meeting our standards and therefore wanted our money back. In the end we were able to retrieve the £135K funds that were spent on the software license.
Managed capital projects exceeding £150K as well assisted and essentially made important decisions on multi-million pound projects - very crucial to JLRms future vehicles. For instance, I wrote the presentation that we delivered to one of our contractors as the software they gave us wasn’t meeting our standards and therefore wanted our money back. In the end we were able to retrieve the £135K funds that were spent on the software license.
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 my communications skills both written and verbal. Also developed my public speaking skills - was very daunting at first but once you do it a couple of times, you get used to it. Also developed my software skills across multiple platforms, CAD, MS Office, Jira etc…
JLR have their own training and management facility called Ashorne Hill where they hold in person seminars over a couple days to help develop your soft skills - accommodation and food is all inclusive not to mention the tennis courts m, gyms, spas etc!
JLR have their own training and management facility called Ashorne Hill where they hold in person seminars over a couple days to help develop your soft skills - accommodation and food is all inclusive not to mention the tennis courts m, gyms, spas etc!
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?
A lot.
Both from my manager and the early careers leads!
Both from my manager and the early careers leads!
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?
Great culture - everyone tries their best to embrace and practice the company’s creators’ code: Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth & Impact.
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?
10/10
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
Take your time. Don’t rush your application. Answer all questions with honesty.
My director always said this, ‘Attitude over aptitude.’ That’s all that really matters. If you can show your willingness to learn then thats all you really need. If you don’t have prior experience its okay, sometimes its better to be a blank canvas…
My director always said this, ‘Attitude over aptitude.’ That’s all that really matters. If you can show your willingness to learn then thats all you really need. If you don’t have prior experience its okay, sometimes its better to be a blank canvas…
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
