U&F Mechanical Engineering IP Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
- 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Overview
Modification of existing and installation of new mechanical systems. Measuring parameters to correctly spec equipment and organisation of third party contractors. Understanding how modifications will affect the wider business including the planning of production downtime to enable specific changes.
Skills
I've learnt new skills on various software e.g. SAP, Veeva and BMS/EMS systems. I've developed existing skills of working in a team and staying organised to meet deadlines.
Responsibilities
I was given responsibility to manage my own projects (self delivering) and have been given meetings to coordinate.
Support & Guidance
My manager was very involved, especially in my early development. All members of senior staff that I interacted with helped support my learning and seemed genuinely interested with my development.
Culture
Welcoming and personable, no one seemed too far removed to have a conversation with, despite some members being part of the senior leadership team. Even when something would go wrong on site the atmosphere was overwhelmingly positive.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and the opportunities i was given by GSK. It made a nice change of pace to university and gave me a good idea of what working in industry could be like, confirming that I want to continue my career in mechanical engineering.
Yes
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
South East
July 2025
