Rating

7.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am a maintenance engineer and on as day to day basis I carry out work at a training centre, where I learn and develop new skills such as welding, fabrication, milling, turning etc.

    6/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes, I have. almost everything I have learnt has been new to me.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I do enjoy my work a lot more than school, which I left last year. I feel like I work better doing something that I enjoy, other than school which i did not like at all.

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Egger?
  • I feel very well looked after by my company, as I get monthly visits from my manager who reviews my work and have a catch up. Egger look after all their employees such as at christmas where all employees get a bonus and a christmas present.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • At the minute, my programme is not that well organised. I am at the training centre where I am currently just trying to fill in time whilst i am waiting for machines to be fixed.

    6/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Quite a lot, I have an assessor from the training provider who looks after all employees from EGGER. They organise quite a lot of stuff related to my company, which makes work a lot more stress free.

    7/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Great support. I am regularly in contact with my manager. If I ever have any problems I either call my manager or text him, and we will discuss the problem and resolve it.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • I am still extremely happy with my salary, as I have just left school and this is my first wage. However it is quite hard to cover the costs of running a car each month. My salary is going up in 3 months anyway so this is not a problem for me.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Yes. The amount of discounts we have available are crazy. Egger employees can get great discounts on a huge range of products/services.

    8/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • I believe that Egger is a great company to work for. I have recommended my brother in law to apply for Egger, and now he has an interview next week.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Egger?
  • To be confident and believe in yourself.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

North East

April 2018


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