His path to the profession began at the Bobruisk Mechanical-Technological College and continued at the Osipovichi enterprise. The young man chose his specialty even during school studies. According to his words, the profession attracted him with its practical orientation and the possibility of seeing the concrete result of his work.

— During his studies, it was possible to master several qualifications at once — electric gas welder and manual arc welder, — the interlocutor says. — The more you know, the higher your opportunities in the labor market.

According to the distribution after college graduation, the native of neighboring Bobruisk came to the factory in 2023 as a young specialist and immediately joined the production process. However, he was unable to work for long: in the autumn he was called up for urgent military service in the Special Forces 361 Base of Security and Maintenance (central military administration bodies).

— The army required getting used to a strict routine, discipline, and high responsibility for one's own actions, — continues Kirill Koval. — Useful qualities, they are needed in production as well, where the safety of colleagues, compliance with technological processes, and the overall shift result depend on each worker.

After demobilization, the young man returned to OZTM.

— Before the army, he considered the enterprise to be the ideal place for work, — the guy smiles. — Here they provided housing for me, at the factory there was stable and worthy of the effort pay, the possibility of professional development. Therefore, he did not even doubt in his decision.

The first two to three months after the army became some kind of recovery and adaptation period. It was required