What did you study, and did you have a particular career in mind?

After school, I originally spent a year studying engineering followed by a year studying public services. I didn’t have a particular career in mind but I wanted to experience different things

Did you know anything about print beforehand?

As James Cropper is a large local employer I had a basic understanding of what it does

What does your role entail?

It is mostly maintenance-based, so I spend a lot of time supporting our engineering team. It’s a fun but challenging role and no two days are ever the same

What’s the most enjoyable or interesting thing about it?

I’m a big fan of looking at improvements within my work, so I always like to be involved in any specific projects relating to my department

Do you have an ideal career path mapped out?

Being in a buyer/procurement-related role is something which has always interested me, but I have an open mind

What would be your dream job (print related)?

A buyer would be an obvious choice, but I could easily see myself in a leadership role specialising in stock control in the future

What would be your dream job (not print related)?

As a football fanatic, it has to be a Premier League footballer. Earning a lot of money while playing the sport you love… what’s not to love about that?

Do you have a ‘side hustle’?

I’m a father of one (soon to be two) so I wouldn’t have time

What’s top of your playlist at the moment?

The KLF – 3AM Eternal – love an old school hit

What’s your most-used app?

Probably Twitter as I like to keep up to date with what’s going on

What has surprised you most about working in print?

It has to be how diverse our products are and how they’re made. I didn’t know you could produce paper in so many ways

What could the industry do to entice millennials into print?

It frustrates me how pulp and paper tend to be seen as neither green nor renewable. It would be good to communicate more to younger people that this is a sustainable industry

If you ruled the world...?

When people lied, their noses actually grew – although it would certainly be controversial!