Could be decent for the right person
Pros
I was a graduate process engineer (technical team) from 2021 - 2022 - Technical Manager is really positive, enthusiastic and treats you well - In general colleagues are really nice, technical team and operators are all really helpful - Can be a low stress job - Hands-on process engineering experience - Exposure to different environments. Mixture of time spent at a desk, on the shop floor, in the laboratory and the workshop - Develops your assertiveness, proactiveness, decisiveness - Some decent lean manufacturing training from SIG consultants - Get to work with different teams (quality, production, purchasing etc) - Salary, benefits and work life balance were fine
Cons
- The workplace seemed unprepared for university graduates, with little structure or training provided - though I might have been unlucky because the more experienced engineer who I was supposed to be learning from had left soon after I started. - Weak safety culture.. improperly stored chemicals everywhere and overly casual approach by management, leaky machines, safety and cleaning SOPs not followed, this is a bad accident waiting to happen. - Not much sense of salary progression or career development - No sick pay given and long notice period - Low stress but flip side is that it felt undemanding, little sense of expectations or professional development. Ambitious people might feel frustrated or stifled in this role. - Site location isn't great, no nice shops or places for lunch nearby, not near town centre.
