b'14 Partner News Summer 2021EnterpriseEngineering a career: From Apprentice to Lead Panel WiremanJoe Jackson tells us about his career journey with Fundamentals and his aspirations for the future.What made you want to get intoHow long have you been at FundamentalsHazardous to Health) risk assessments that engineering and why Fundamentalsand what is your career journey to date? are used in the Swindon office. Im a member particularly? I have been at Fundamentals for just overof several company committees, such as Ive always been involved in engineeringseven years. I started as a Productionthe Environment and Quality Committee.right from an early age; I had engineeringApprentice, which involved jumping between influences in my family it was seentwo production departments. I worked inWhat are your career aspirations at to be a definite choice. I studiedthe product manufacturing departmentFundamentals?engineering at Swindon College, thisassisting in the development of our in-houseThe thing I like most about Fundamentals was where I encountered Fundamentals.control relays and in the panel workshop,is numerous career opportunities the Studying both electrical and mechanicalin which we took our in-house relays andcompany provides. The main thing for engineering units, I thought it wasinstalled them into control panels. me is that I want to use what I have definitely a great opportunity. On mylearnt from both the classroom and work experience I found I liked the workOnce completing my apprenticeship, Ithe workplace to its full potential. involved which was very different fromstayed in the panel workshop and became the classroom. There was a great sensea Panel Wireman. As a Panel Wireman, of camaraderie amongst the teams andI was involved in numerous company I saw people taking pride in their work.projects which included product redesigns, new specifications, and projects for new What did you study at collegecustomers. At the tail end of 2020, I was and how long for? promoted to Lead Panel Wireman. When I became part of Fundamentals, the company put me through a LevelWhat is your current role at Fundamentals 3 Advanced Apprenticeship whichand what does this involve?comprised of a Level 2 PEO (PerformingI am currently Lead Panel wireman at Engineering Operations) for an academicFundamentals. The main role responsibilities year and afterwards a level 3 NVQ lastingare to wire our control panels and gear for two academic years. Fundamentalsplates, be a deputy to the team leader and then funded me to do a two year HNCassist him with any queries or tasks. I have (Higher National Certificate) in generalalso trained several new members of staff engineering, this had both electrical andto show them the quality and standards we mechanical units which had relevance towork to. Other responsibilities include doingthe activities I did in my normal role.COSHH (Control of Substances that are'