I have always been hands-on, and when I was younger, I enjoyed building Lego or Meccano - so I knew I wanted to be an engineer. I got an apprenticeship straight after school at 16, and I was there for eight years, working my way up from an apprentice to supervisor. I then decided I wanted a change and to learn new skills, so applied for the job at De La Rue.

We work 12-hour shifts. In the morning, we have a handover from the previous shift and tackle any of the ongoing jobs. We first deal with any urgent breakdowns before moving on to non-urgent tasks in the system - this can be anything from securing floor tiles and changing lights to servicing machines.

Before our shift finishes, we write up the jobs we have done and how we fixed them, so if the problem recurs in the months to come, we can find out what has been done previously.