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Tata Steel

Manufacturing Placement Review

at Tata Steel

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing, Engineering

Port Talbot

Review Submitted: September 2022

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.
Support and learn the manufacturing process through asset management.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, but I was also given time to learn and take in the process of steel making as it is new to most people who enter the industry and can take some time to understand the scale of it.
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?
Time management, interpersonal skills, stakeholder value management.
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 had a mentor who was extremely helpful. Then a line manager who was easy to talk to and supported me greatly, I was also surrounded by experts in their field so if I needed support from someone on something specific then there was always someone there to talk to about it.
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 is focussed on safety of its people and the production of quality cost-effective tonnes of steel and the people of TATA strive towards this. The people of TATA were nice in general and I have made friends with a lot of my colleagues. Staff dos are a particularly fun part of working for TATA.
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 thoroughly enjoyed the placement and I would recommend anyone to work for TATA if you enjoy engineering or business, it gives you a good footing in both of those industries and I have learnt skills for life that are valued in any industry.
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 Tata Steel
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Tata Steel to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Tata Steel
Watch a few videos on YouTube about steelmaking to get an overview of the process and then look at the supply chain that TATA Steel UK feed and you'll be surprised what you learn. If you're still interested after that then you'll enjoy working for TATA Steel.
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