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The main part of my role is reducing losses on machines through route cause analysis. On a day to day basis, I spend a lot of time on the production line understanding what the losses are and the problems the line has. I also write standard operating procedures for the machines and handle operator training. I also update line documentation such as the master data and settings list as they are changed. I also attend meetings for developing the skills of all process engineers on site.

Yes, I have learned a lot about the running of lines and have improved my problem solving skills greatly. I have also had the opportunity to attend a future leadership course. I also regularly attend the Focused Improvement Pillar which is a meeting for all process engineers to develop there skills and have been following a digital and automation pathway through that. I also attend the AM pillar which is aimed towards Line Managers for maintenance scheduling and improvements.

Yes, the role I am doing is an actual role on site. I have been given a production line to work on and I am currently the person who knows the most about that line in my team. We also had 2 major projects (a new machine installation and a new bottle size installation) that I was part of the commissioning for.

I relieved a lot of support at the start, but once I had got to grips with the role I was trusted to decide things for myself. I was still able to ask for meetings with my line manager if I needed more support but I generally made the decisions for the line by myself.

The atmosphere is great, everyone is friendly in the factory and everyone says hello to each other when they walk past even if they don't know each other. There isn't a pressure to always act and speak professionally and co-workers often feel like friends and are able to have a laugh. Even the upper management on site is easy to talk to and want the best for everyone.

I really enjoyed my placement, however I felt that outside my specific role there was not much opportunity to develop. I didn't feel that my role was particularly challenging after I had got to grips with it and found that in times when my line was running really well I didn't have much to work on so I would find myself feeling a bit bored.

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Make sure to say hello to people. Introduce yourself to people you will be working with and around. If you find that the line you have been placed on has very little for you to work on, speak to your line manager or ask the other line managers in the factory if you can help out on their line. Different teams help each other out so will find it easy to talk to other line leaders even if they are not yours. Attend every meeting you have the opportunity to (including asking your line manager about the AM pillar). If any opportunities to work on projects come up, take them. If you are not happy with part of the way the company runs, tell your line manager and ask them to escalate it (e.g. there is a site-wide lack of knowledge about x-machine).