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Meet the team behind the paper.
Heading up the Kaizen Print Team, Connor has helped thousands of clients all across the country grow their businesses to greater heights. Through his passion for sales and marketing, he advises clients both on print and digital opportunities and is always happy to chat through business plans. Outside of the office, Connor is a keen skier, gardener and if he went on Mastermind, his specialist subject would be Trance Classics 1999-2004.
As a partner in Kaizen Print, Martin has a wealth of knowledge of various printing techniques and is always willing to go that extra mile for all his clients. Thanks to his high levels of customer service, since being at Kaizen, Martin has developed a plethora of regular print clients across various industries. Focused on developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers, there isn’t a print enquiry that Martin can’t answer! When he isn’t busy with his family, Martin enjoys watching the football with a nice cold beer.
We're always on the lookout for the best and brightest here at Kaizen, who can constantly improve our team.
If you think a career at Kaizen is for you and you can see yourself becoming part of our family, email your CV to:
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We can't wait to hear from you!
With over 5 years of experience in publishing, marketing and print, account manager Glenda works alongside the rest of the sales teams and with a variety of Kaizen Print clients, new and established, to advise on all things design and print related. Glenda prides herself on her ability to identify clients design needs and the most effective methods of print for them. Glenda is the Kaizen Print resident Foodie, if she isn’t out eating, you can catch the places she goes and food she eats all on her colourful Instagram.
Eileen has been in sales and sales management for over 25 years mainly working in the advertising industry. She has worked across various media platforms, radio, magazines and newspapers, working closely with local, regional and national brands. One of Eileen’s key strengths is her extremely high levels of customer service meaning that she has developed and retained a plethora of regular clients across a wide range of industries ensuring that her clients get the best job at the best price. She is very focused on maintaining and growing strong relationships with her customers and is always willing to go that extra mile! Outside of work Eileen enjoys an odd gin with her friends at the weekend.
Pete Taylor joins Kaizen Print as a Digital Print Sales Executive. He has been working as a sales representative within the foodservice and hospitality sector for almost 15 years prior to joining Kaizen. Throughout this time, one of Pete’s main focuses has been to build long term clients and developing a strong relationship with those clients. His ability to do this makes him a great addition to our team at Kaizen and also to our clients. You can rest assured that as one of Pete’s clients, you will realise his trustworthy persona and be able to build a strong working relationship that benefits your company. With his free time, Pete enjoys heading to the Alps to freshen up on his skiing skills. He also is an avid Ulster Rugby fan and says you can’t beat a friday night on the terraces at Kingspan Stadium to cheer on his team.
Say hello to Natasha! Natasha joins the Kaizen family as an Account Manager. With more than 8 years in the printing trade behind her, this isn’t her first rodeo. Natasha brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience with her to this job. Natasha’s strengths lie in her ability to create long lasting relationships, not just for the sake of her role at Kaizen Print, but because she genuinely cares - A true people person! When Natasha isn’t at work, you can find her on a paddleboard at the weekend or sipping on a gin with her friends. Sometimes, both at the one time!
A huge welcome to our new Sales and Purchase Ledger, Jonathan! A self confessed lover of all things numerical and spreadsheet based, we couldn't think of a better fit for this role at Kaizen. Jonathan joins the team with almost 20 years in accounts behind him, so it's safe to say his skills are top notch. Having always worked as part of a bigger team, he slots right into our team at Kaizen. Although he loves getting stuck into spreadsheets during the day at work, it’s a different story outside of work. Never one to miss an episode of Coronation Street, you can guarantee that come 7.30pm in the evening you will find Jonathan kicking back and enjoying his daily dose of Corrie. At the weekends, he loves nothing more than heading out for an Indian and enjoying a few cold ones!
If ever there was someone to put in in a customer service role...It’s Scott. Since joining the Kaizen team as a Sales Executive, Scott has a number of years behind him working in a customer facing role and has brought his experience from that into the role at Kaizen. His favourite part about the job is interacting directly with customers and helping them take a project from an initial enquiry right through to the completion. You can always rely on Scott to lift the spirits in the office either with his obscure shirt patterns or his sarcastic comments! Outside of work, You can find Scott playing or watching rugby and he also has confessed that he is prone to a good daytime nap!
Jackie has recently joined us as Receptionist for the Kaizen Team. Throughout her career she always worked within the Customer Service Industry and brings a great deal of experience and problem solving expertise. She is a real ‘people person’ and prides herself on meeting Customer expectations and being very organised. In her spare time Jackie likes nothing better than a spot of Retail Therapy and having performed in a number of musicals, she can be found in many a theatre supporting the local Musical Societies all across Northern Ireland.
Based in the production room with a wealth of experience in design and print, Steffi works closely with all departments within the company, including the sales, design and production team, to ensure all jobs in the print room run as smoothly as possible. Need a job rushed through or want to ensure that artwork is set up for print correctly - Steffi is our go-to for these sorts of tasks. When Steffi isn’t setting up artwork for print or ensuring that the Kaizen Print jobs are all printed in time, you’ll either find her fawning over dogs (she is a huge dog lover!) or shaking up a cocktail or two with a keen interest in mixology.
With over 15 years experience within litho and digital print, Peter oversees all our digital printing and checks your artwork before it goes to print. Peter is customer focused and prides himself on ensuring that the print team meets all our clients' deadlines and is meticulous in checking all artwork before it goes to print. Watch out pubs of Belfast, Peter loves a good pub quiz and in his free time enjoys drawing illustrations.
Ralph is part of the production department and works closely with the print production coordinator and finishing team specialising in printing all of our digital print jobs coming through. If we need to check how something is going to print or what’s the most effective way to print something, Ralph is our go-to guy. With over 15 years experience in the print trade, Ralph has a sharp eye over all of our digital print and prides himself on his attention to detail with every job he prints. When Ralph isn’t working in the print room, he enjoys nothing more than a jam on his bass guitar and creating some nice illustrations!
As part of the production team, Valentine works as a finisher putting the final touches to both small and large format jobs when they are printed. On a day-to-day basis, you’ll find Valentine wiro-binding books, laying vinyl onto foamex boards and stapling booklets, to name a few things! Valentine is our go-to man for any tricky finishing or DIY projects and is the king of practical solutions! When Valentine isn’t helping us in Kaizen, he is extremely talented at woodwork and has made several beautiful creations for presents for some of the Kaizen Team.
Pearse a graduate in mathematics at Queens Belfast joins Kaizen as an apprentice print finisher. He will be learning from one of kaizens' best, Carlos hoping to learn all there is to know about print finishing. Pearse jumped at the chance to work with kaizen and has already shown himself as a great asset using his passion for numbers to ensure all the work he puts out is precise. When not learning the tricks of the trade Pearse likes to keep his mind sharp by regularly playing sudoku and reading fiction. Other than this you can find Pearse out socialising with his mates at local gigs and bars.
After working with a clothing line for five and a half years Aiden joined Kaizen as an apprentice print finisher to expand his knowledge on all things print. Aiden will be shadowing James, our large format specialist and relishes the opportunity to learn such a delicate and precise skill, Luckily he’s learning from one of the best in the business. Aiden has already shown great knowledge when it comes to colour and design, easily pointing out any errors ensuring all print going out is flawless. Outside of work, Aiden loves learning about other cultures, languages and politics. He jumps at any opportunity to travel so he can expand his knowledge of other cultures.
As our full-time driver, Stevie is the guy you will see out and about in our Kaizen van. Steve joins us with a wealth of experience in the delivery service industry. Stevie knows the in's and out's of Belfast like the back of his hand. Stevie is our go-to guy helping us deliver proofs, samples and full deliveries to all our clients, both on time and most importantly to the right person! When he’s not busy delivering to all our clients, Stevie loves getting out on the golf course on a Wednesday afternoon.