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planning team. A lot of this work is ofﬁce
based, but I have also worked with the
maintenance team out on the factory
ﬂoor, so I understand what needs to be
done, how long it could take and any
complicating factors that could arise.
'I've been able to combine practical
engineering experience with the
management aspects of helping to run
a factory ﬂoor. Given how early I am in
my career, having access to this level of
experience has been invaluable.
'It's still not an incredibly popular route
for women, though thankfully is becoming
more so, but I have only ever received
the full support of the team here. I'd
deﬁnitely encourage more women to get
into an engineering career through an
apprenticeship scheme like this one.'

'THE SCOPE IS HUGE'

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No matter where you are in your career - this leading tyre
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W

ant to work for one of the
largest tyre manufacturers
in the world? Goodyear
offers career opportunities for many
different people, including graduates.
Want to know what it's really like?
A Goodyear apprentice and a former
graduate trainee provide a real insight
into their day-to-day job roles...

'EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN INVALUABLE'
Emily Morgan is an Electrical
Maintenance Apprentice
Emily works at Goodyear
Dunlop's Wolverhampton
manufacturing site.
She joined Goodyear's
apprentice programme in

2011 and combines hands-on experience
at the factory with one day per week at
Wolverhampton College, studying for her
Higher National Certiﬁcate in Electrical
and Electronic Engineering. Emily is
also nearing completion of her National
Vocational Qualiﬁcation in Electrical
Engineering and her assessor now visits the
Goodyear factory to track her progress.
'Combining study and hands-on
experience has been a great way for me
to gain qualiﬁcations and apply what I'm
learning in the real world,' says Emily.
'I'm now a Plant Maintenance Planner,
which means I have to make a daily check
of all machine maintenance requirements,
draw up a schedule and ensure this is
delivered out on the factory ﬂoor. It means
I have to know what each machine needs
to produce on any given day, so I have to
work closely with the wider production

Soﬁe Bronserud is an Assistant
Dunlop Brand Manager - former
undergraduate placement and
graduate trainee

Soﬁe works at Goodyear
Dunlop's UK and Ireland
head ofﬁce in Birmingham.
She is now Assistant
Dunlop Brand Manager,
having ﬁrst joined the
business as an undergraduate placement
student in 2011. After graduating from
Nottingham Trent University, Soﬁe returned
to Goodyear Dunlop as a graduate in the
PR and Communications team and was
recently promoted to her current position
of Assistant Dunlop Brand Manager.
'Really, since my ﬁrst undergraduate
placement here, no two days have been
the same,' says Soﬁe. 'What really sets the
undergraduate and graduate programmes
apart is the level of ownership as well as
the responsibility you are given.
'My manager is always involved and
overseeing what I'm doing, but I have the
opportunity to prove myself and if you
do, then the scope of projects I can get
involved with is incredibly varied. One of
the real beneﬁts of working for Goodyear,
is the scope to make the role my own.'

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