The Overload - Apprentice To Manager

In this bonus Overload Segment, Stephen shares his full journey, from starting out as an electrical apprentice in 2006 to stepping into a leadership role as Assistant Manager of a Mobile Maintenance Team in 2026, Twenty years of paving a path of career growth opportunities.

This is a real, honest breakdown of what progression in the trade actually looks like.

From apprenticeship days to developing specialist skills in access control and door automation sector, to the pressure and discipline of shift working in the semiconductor industry. How his family life evolved, priorities shifted and how moving into mobile maintenance brought structure, new challenges, and a fresh opportunity to grow.

20 years of being proactive.

20 years of adding value.

20 years of not sitting easy.

This isn’t about titles.

It’s about standards.

It’s about work ethic.

It’s about opening doors for yourself.