We would like to Congratulate Jordan Byrne and Thomas McNamara who are both employed by Fresenius Kabi & Calea UK Ltd in Runcorn, as they have been awarded the STEGTA Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
We asked Thomas and Jordan how they felt about winning the award.
Jordan commented:
“My reason for pursuing a career in the engineering field was due to my interest in practical, hands on work that I experienced while at school. I always looked forward to my technology lessons that consisted mainly of practical style work and electronic work more specifically.
Both my employer and everybody I have worked with at STEGTA have always been helpful throughout the Apprenticeship. I have always been given time during work to complete any work that needed doing. My training officer Dave Smith has been extremely helpful if I ever faced problems with my work throughout the 3 years and was always quick to reply to me when available so I would like to thank him for that. At the STEGTA Training Centre, Dave Harrison was excellent to work with and his knowledge of hand fitting, milling and turning taught me a lot about generic engineering skills.
I am very proud of myself for winning the Excellence award and it is gratifying to know that my hard work over the 3 years has been recognised. I am thankful to Dave Smith for nominating me for the Award”.
Thomas commented:
“I am very proud to have won this Excellence Award and it just goes to show all your hard work throughout the Apprenticeship period does not go un-noticed by Fresenius Kabi and STEGTA. It came as a surprise for me to win this award but one that is thoroughly welcomed and I am extremely pleased about.
Since I started my Apprenticeship here at Fresenius Kabi with STEGTA, I have been supported with my training and my day to day work to which I have now gathered a wide range of knowledge throughout the business and I now feel confident in the work that I do. Dave Smith consistently explained to me the criteria needed in order to achieve the best mark in my work and I can’t thank him enough for the ongoing support and guidance. I feel a massive benefit about aspects of the NVQ is the job write ups. The reason I feel this way is because you have to complete a step by step process on a repair, to which there are steps you do without thinking.
Overall my Apprenticeship has helped me gain experience and knowledge within my job role. I am also proud of the level of my work and the feedback I have had over this period. Now that it is complete, I am looking to complete a HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the near future”.
Rob Cully – Mentor for Jordan and Thomas commented:
“We are extremely proud of Tom and Jordan’s achievement. The excellence award is a recognition of the hard work that they have put into their Apprenticeships. The support that we have received from STEGTA, in particular from their training office Dave Smith, has been first class.
We are sure that this Apprenticeship has given them both the experience and the skills that they will need to undoubtedly go on to a long and successful career in Engineering. Congratulations once again to Tom and Jordan, they have set the bar very high for our other Apprentices”!
Paul Kelly (Repair Centre Manager) commented: “Firstly I would personally like to thank Stegta for the support they have provided for my Team the communication has been excellent throughout all the training provided. I believe the mentor training provided to our management team was an important part of the journey to help us to understand the support the candidates required to complete the Apprenticeship programme.
As a company we are extremely proud of the achievements of Tom & Jordan and the way they have conducted themselves displaying maturity and dedication to learning new skills and becoming a vital part of our team.
Both Tom & Jordan have excelled since joining the Medical Devices Department in 2015 showing great work ethic completing a Level 3 BTEC Diploma, Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations and NVQ Level 3 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.
I am looking forward to supporting Tom & Jordan as they progress on their journey of continuous in-house training and enrol on the HNC course to further their skills and knowledge”.
Training Officer Dave Smith said “A huge congratulations to both Tom and Jordan as joint winners of the Electrical/Electronic Engineering award! Both have worked incredibly hard during their time with Fresenius Kabi and it would have been impossible to choose a single winner between them. I am delighted that their efforts over the last few years have been recognised by STEGTA and fully expect that they will progress their careers and become invaluable members of the Fresenius Kabi team after completing their apprenticeships. Well done!”
Pictures include Dave Smith (STEGTA Assistant Group Training Manager) and Paul Howarth (STEGTA Group Training Manager), Jordan Byrne and Thomas McNamara. Managing Director of Fresenius Kabi & Calea UK Ltd Niamh Furey, John Hutchinson (Technical Services Manager), Jan Painter (Business Unit Director), Paul Kelly (Repair Centre Manager) and Rob Cully (Enteral Devices Section Leader)