Rating

5.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Creating specifications, planning and creating organoleptic taste panels. Assisting factory trials and creating storyboards.

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes I have learnt how to make specifications, send and watch how to test microbiology, what goes into a factory on a day to day run.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • The team of people I work with are all really nice and supportive and I enjoy the tasks I have to fulfil without it being really serious all the time.

    7/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Bakkavor?
  • I feel quite valued however I do not think I understand completely the benefit system, and I feel that the pay could be better.

    6/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Fairly well organised as there is normally a plan of what tasks I need to do, task delegation could be better as assignments are set all at once which is quite a lot to have on whilst working full time.

    4/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Not much

    4/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I receive quite a bit however I feel like I could have clearer direction given in the tasks I have to carry out. I do not receive much support from HR and I do not have a mentor that I know of.

    5/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Now that I am driving and paying for living costs it is quite hard to maintain. I have few social costs as it mainly goes into living and petrol for driving to work.

    4/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Not really as I work full time therefor I do not get a huge amount of time to do activities as I finish at 17:00. I do go to the gym after work sometimes however.

    4/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Bakkavor to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It is a friendly environment and is a nice place to work. People are all really willing to help and there is always work to keep you occupied.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Bakkavor?
  • Consider the job type they would like to do before applying and take into account that it is quite a high maintenance job.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

East of England

April 2017


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