Campact Chemical Engineer Undergraduate Review
at Egger
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemical Engineering
Hexham
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Supporting the Production team at Campact, getting involved with projects as well as the maintenance of the Plant. This involves working with the team on engineering related tasks as well as Enviromental and Safety related tasks. Therefore, the nature of some work was organisational and other work investigative.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I would say I was given the perfect level of responsibility throughout the year at Campact. With my responsibilities and crucial involvement growing as the placement went on. Meaning as I got to know the plant and team more, my involvement grew at a comfortable level, as I became more knowledgeable about the plant.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt and gained experience using lots of different process related software, additionally gaining lots of excel and VBA coding skills. Generally, just the experience of being on a chemical site has helped me develop knowledge and firsthand experience around the chemical industry.
For organization and communication skills, this experience has expanded my skills further. Even with simple things like calling people straight after sending them an email to encourage them to reply.
For organization and communication skills, this experience has expanded my skills further. Even with simple things like calling people straight after sending them an email to encourage them to reply.
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?
Campact has a good team of different disciplines (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical) so there are always lots of people to turn to, for support and guidance, whom have lots of experience and knowledge. Also, there are other placement students there from other disciplines which is a nice support network additionally. I'd say generally there's a very supportive environment built on supporting others.
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?
Amazing, I hope that every workplace I enter is like this. Everyone is friendly and have good humour. Campact is a stress-free environment where students aren't overwhelmed with work (a nice change from university). Campact is a small team so it's easy to build good relations with people.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
Loved it, don't want to return to university! I would say my enjoyment has increased as my time here has gone on.
I feel like I know the plant inside out and I've loved learning about how everything works and the experience of being involved with the team.
I feel like I know the plant inside out and I've loved learning about how everything works and the experience of being involved with the team.
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 Egger
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Egger to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Egger
Just get involved as much as you can, the more you put in, the more you get out.
At the start it can seem like you don't have a lot to do but it takes time to learn about the process and gain knowledge about what work you can do and what you can help with.
For some people the relaxed environment can unfortunately cause laziness, however if you are well driven you can get alot out of the experience.
At the start it can seem like you don't have a lot to do but it takes time to learn about the process and gain knowledge about what work you can do and what you can help with.
For some people the relaxed environment can unfortunately cause laziness, however if you are well driven you can get alot out of the experience.
