Packing Production Engineer Placement Review
at Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Banbury
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Ownership of a manufacturing/production line.
Involved in continuous improvement projects to improve the efficiency of the line, using manufacturing techniques such as lean sixsigma and finding root causes to issues on the line through data analysis and RCA meetings. Use of PowerBI to analyse data and find trends to support improvement projects. Also involved in energy projects.
Involved in continuous improvement projects to improve the efficiency of the line, using manufacturing techniques such as lean sixsigma and finding root causes to issues on the line through data analysis and RCA meetings. Use of PowerBI to analyse data and find trends to support improvement projects. Also involved in energy projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given responsibility of an entire manufacturing line in the packing department, including any projects for improvement etc. Supported by manager.
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?
Developed: data analysis, quantitative skills, presentation skills, teamwork, knowledge of manufacturing.
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Weekly 1 to 1s with manager and everyone willing to help with any questions I had.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Company culture is supportive in my personal development and always wanting to provide opportunities.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
Enjoyed thoroughly and learned lots of manufacturing and developed myself personally. Also involved in the student charity which was enjoyable.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Jacobs Douwe Egberts
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Jacobs Douwe Egberts to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Say yes to everything and get involved in the charity and wider opportunities
