David Connell

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Company: Jaguar Land Rover

Tell us a bit about yourself. This can include telling us what fires you up about the job you do, your professional achievements, your career highlights. What inspires you? What attracted you to pursue a career in manufacturing? Is there anything else you’d like to say about either your job or UK manufacturing?
I enjoy the problem solving aspect of my role.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Don’t be afraid to embrace new technologies.

What is your favourite engineered/manufactured product?
Hydraulic pumps.

Please give one interesting fact about yourself that not many people know.
I got into computing/coding on an Amstrad CPC464.

If you weren’t in manufacturing what would be your dream job?
I would have probably go down the accounting route.