Young Women who work in SET

Name Sam Brown

Job Title Instrumentation Craftsperson. 4th Year Apprentice (in last year). Studying the last year of HNC.

Area of SECT Engineering

Name of Organisation Novartis Grimsby Ltd

Website address www.novartis.co.uk

Qualifications
10 GCSE's 4 A-Levels (Chemistry, Biology, Geography, General Studies) ONC Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

How did you get to where you are today?
Applied to Novartis whilst in my last year of A-Levels and got accepted.

What or who influenced your choice of career?
I didn't want an office job, and I also wanted to work and learn at the same time.

What do you love about your job?
There is always something new each day. And you never know what's round the corner.

What's been the highpoint of your career?
Realising that hard work pays off. On one occasion I had to give a presentation to numerous important people at work; it went extremely well as I had put the time and effort into it.

What is the best advice you've received?
If you know the basic principles, then the big picture becomes a lot clearer.

What are the most important skills in your job?
Good communication skills and ability to work as a team.

Do you need to wear special clothes for work?
Overalls, hard hat, safety specs mainly. Then in special places on site, more extensive equipment is required to protect yourself and also the product which Novartis produce.