Ten minutes with Kevin Healy, E&I and Automation Engineer at BASF

“My apprenticeship was very challenging in a lot of aspects; it is a great qualification to obtain and I have had a great time”

BASF is a global company that offers great opportunities to its employees, says Kevin Healy.

How did you get started in your role as the site E&I and Automation Engineer?

I was working in the drinks industry, but I was also giving grinds to a couple of apprentices I knew in maths. I had previously unsuccessfully studied maths in UCC and completed an accountancy qualification but had found myself at a bit of a crossroads. From talking to the apprentices that I was helping out, I became very interested in considering an apprenticeship in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering (E&I). From there, I decided to actively go about trying to break into the industry.