Over the years, we have brought several student interns on board at Eurocomach. Watching them at work, we asked ourselves what our newcomers would say about excavators, about how they experience the company, and, above all, if they ever imagined working in an earth-moving company during their studies. “Students on Board” is the series where we give a voice to four of them, starting with Marianna, a university student of Economics and Commerce and an intern in the Supply Chain field.
Hi Marianna, tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you with your studies and how did you end up at Eurocomach?
I haven’t graduated yet, I have two exams left. I came to Eurocomach for an extracurricular internship in the Supply Chain department, which was something I didn’t expect.
How is this first month of internship going? Have you faced any initial difficulties?
It’s going really, really well, in an unexpected way. I want to specify that this internship is not linked to the University. I’m currently enrolled in Economics, while my internship is focused on Supply Chain activities. This job is the opposite of what I did before: in that context, I was alone in an office, dealing with invoices and accounting. I used to be afraid of not being up to the task and not being able to learn a job different from the previous one, but here I discovered that contact with people and collaboration are much more fulfilling for me. The interaction helps me feel part of a team and overcome my initial uncertainties.
Can you explain what you do, what is your role?
I’m part of the Supply Chain, which is the “supply chain”. My main task is order requests, based on what the production line can produce. I also collaborate a lot with the commercial department for any modifications that need to be made.
The internship, as you told us yourself, is not directly linked to your degree course in Economics and Commerce. Have you found any useful concepts?
It’s true, the internship is not mandatory, but I accepted it with the hope of being hired. In Economics, we study subjects like logistics, warehouse inventory, and the evaluation of stocks. So yes, I have found some useful concepts
Was there a moment of difficulty at the beginning when you started this journey?
Yes, in the beginning, there was. There was definitely the fear of fitting into a new environment and not managing to balance work and study. When you’ve worked all day on something and, once you get home, you have to focus on books that talk about a completely different subject, it’s not easy. But little by little, I’m succeeding.
As a woman, have you ever felt out of place in a metalworking company?
Where I worked before, a very small company, I was the only woman. One of my duties here is related to modifying technical data sheets, and this often leads me to interact with production and physically go in front of the machine in question to modify the sheet. I remember the first day I entered the production line, and I was surprised: they were all women! This really impressed me and gave me even more confidence and a desire to do things.
