What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’m the Customer Relationship Manager and I’ll be developing and overseeing excellent working relationships with Re-Gen’s customers.

What are you most proud of?

Aside from my husband and two kids, I’d say my most proud moment was running a half marathon in aid of Alzheimer’s in 2017. Being a complete novice at running before I started training, it was a real personal achievement and a charity close to my heart, having lost my father to the illness a few years previously.

Tell us an interesting fact?

This year I have taken up a new interest – I’m learning about investing in the stock market.

How did you get here?

I was with my previous employer for almost 20 years in a number of positions, so it was a huge change and decision to move to Re-Gen.

Having completed extensive research into Re-Gen, it was clear that the company was in an exciting phase of expansion, one of the leading innovators in their sector and, importantly, a successful family-owned local business. I applied for the position of Customer Relationship Manager earlier in the year and have been made feel very welcome into the business.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I have day-to-day reasonability for ensuring the smooth running for all Transport Operations, maximise efficiency and ensuring customer needs are fully met.

What are you most proud of?

I am proud of being part of this thriving company. I always make sure customer needs are met and never let them down.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I am a keen cyclist and a massive Liverpool FC supporter.

How did you get here?

After working in the transport and waste industry for over 20 years, I got the call from Re-Gen. They sold me the story of the company which made me feel I wanted to be part of this family-run company and help it grow.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’ve held three posts at Re-Gen Waste: Management Accountant (2016-2019), Finance Manager (2019-2021) and Head of Strategic and Commercial Finance (April 2021-present). My role within Re-Gen is to work with various members of the wider team – and the sister companies Re-Gen Robotics and Connex Offsite.

I work alongside the tendering team when submitting a tender proposal for a new contract and help to build business plans for new business ideas. These plans allow us to evaluate each idea so we can prioritise attention. They also allow us to identify any unanswered questions or assumptions that we need to investigate further before we can fully evaluate an idea. When the business plan is up and running, I assess how the actual workings of the idea compare to what we had modelled when we were initially evaluating the idea.

I also help evaluate and put into figures any potential efficiencies which members of the team suggest that we as a company could make. These efficiencies may be time or money saving or involve providing a better all-around service.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of the Finance Team that we have established within Re-Gen. We are a close-knit team and each member is willing to help in order for the department as a whole to meet our goals on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I’m a certified fire warden – I completed the course through Re-Gen.

How did you get here?

I was invited to join Re-Gen on secondment to oversee the finance function due to a vacancy. I accepted the opportunity without any hesitation and initially took up a three-month secondment. Leading on from this I was offered the permanent position of Management Accountant. As time has moved on and the group as a whole has grown, I have been promoted and my role involves shaping the future.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am the Group Financial Controller managing a Finance Team of 6 staff and have the responsibility of overseeing the Management Accounts of 5 companies.

What are you most proud of?

Researching and implementing the customs processes for the Re-Gen Group.

Tell us an interesting fact?

It’s A Wonderful Life is my favourite film.

How did you get here?

I trained as a Chartered Accountant and spent the first 10 years of my career working in both private practice and industry. Prior to Joining the Re-Gen Group in 2019, I worked for an autism charity for 10 years.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am the Group Management Accountant and have responsibility for preparing the monthly management accounts and forecasts for five companies which enables senior management to make key strategic decisions that will ensure the long-term success for each of the companies.

What are you most proud of?

During my Accounting Degree, the Ulster University Ulster Business School recognised the top 20 high-achieving students (of over 300 students) on the course – and I was placed 2^nd overall.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I am a qualified ANEA Speech and Drama Teacher with the New Era Academy of Speech and Drama, London.

How did you get here?

After completing my Degree, I initially started my training contract in practice and always the intention of moving into industry to broaden my experience and knowledge. The opportunity arose to work for a highly reputable local company, and I haven’t looked back!

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’ve worked across all Finance functions – Payroll, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Weighbridge operation, Customs, Transfrontier shipments management. I currently manage the Transfrontier shipments of recyclable material across borders process at Re-Gen.

What are you most proud of?

Developing my role over the last 10 years and increasing my experience in all aspects of the business.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I own two Golden Retrievers and foster dogs when I can.

How did you get here?

I went to Southern Regional College and did not want to continue into higher education so I applied for a job at ReGen to pursue a career in Finance.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I completed the first year of the Higher Level Apprenticeship in accounting with Southern Regional College in August 2021. By June 2022 I will have qualified as an accounting technician. I am part of the Finance Team which deals with the day-to-day transactions of the business, managing cash flow and management accounts for the end of each month.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of getting a job with Re-Gen as it was in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and many companies pulled out of the Apprenticeship programme due to financial reasons.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I love travelling and I’m looking forward to going back to Florida when the time is right!

How did you get here?

I applied for the Higher Level Apprenticeship in accountancy through the Southern Regional College. Re-Gen was one of the participating companies which my CV was sent to and I was fortunate to get an interview with the business. I joined the team in September 2020.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am an Accounting Technician with the Sales Team.

What are you most proud of?

I’m most proud of coming 12^th in the All Ireland for Irish Dancing and being Down U16 camogie captain.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I have three main interests: I play camogie, I Irish Dance and I hold grade 8 in Piano.

How did you get here?

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I have just finished my A-levels in PE, Religion and Health and Social Care and I am now studying Accountancy through the Higher-Level Apprenticeship with Southern Regional College. By June 2023 I will have qualified as an accounting technician.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I have over 20 years’ experience in industry. I joined as mechanical engineer responsible for plant design and improvements but have been promoted to technical development manager looking after research and development (R&D) within the company.

What are you most proud of?

Personally, I’m most proud of my family. Professionally, I’m proud of being part of a thriving company and creating solutions to unique and challenging problems in the waste industry.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I’ve three interests: I hold a 1st degree black belt in Ju-Jitsu, I’m a keen swimmer and I am a ‘massive’ science fiction fan.

How did you get here?

I grew up on my family farm and worked alongside my father in his construction business. From there I grew interested in machinery and industrial equipment. This led me to studying mechanical engineering at university. I spent 10 years working for a major Irish forklift manufacturer before being appointed to Re-Gen in 2009.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I have 9 years’ experience in international sales with agricultural machinery and waste processing manufacturers, 8 years’ experience in direct and indirect purchasing and bulk pharmaceutical sales, and one year’s experience as a purchasing manager, 2 years in manufacturing/ engineering purchasing. I manage day-to-day purchasing and on-time deliveries to ensure the continual operation of the facility.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of my children – Eabha, Erinn and Ethan.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I am a really gifted singer and have been called the songbird of my generation.

How did you get here?

The opportunity to work for a local company with a global reputation arose in early 2016 and I haven’t looked back…

What do you do at Re-Gen?

As the health and safety manager my role focuses on ensuring the safety and health of everyone who works for or at a Re-Gen site or is affected by Re-Gen activities. This involves identifying, assessing and controlling workplace hazards. I also support the department managers to ensure best practice is implemented, understood and enacted by all employees. My role involves many tasks such as confirming employees are suitably trained and competent, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and our internal management systems, and that all statutory inspection requirements are maintained and completed.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of my family and their achievements.

How did you get here?

After a workplace accident in 2004, I started to retrain and develop knowledge and abilities to transition to work as a health and safety practitioner and then I took up a training role. Although I enjoyed by time as an instructor, I was keen to put my safety and health knowledge into practise by taking up the opportunity to work as a practitioner at Re-Gen. I’m an experienced Health and Safety instructor and qualified ITSSAR plant instructor, and I have 8 years’ experience in Health and Safety roles – in construction, manufacturing, and training and consultancy services.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am the H&S Officer looking at day-to-day improvements, putting policies in place, and providing health and safety training.

What are you most proud of?

I am proud that I’m working with experienced people and am undertaking training.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I run a small online business with homemade flower pots!

How did you get here?

I was working for Connex, Re-Gen Waste’s sister company, and the pandemic gave me the opportunity to start a new career in health and safety. Before that, I worked in sales for 4 years and in computer-aided design software for 1½ years.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I look after all aspects of HR – Recruitment, Employee Relations, Safety, Policy & Procedure Development, Redundancy, Grievances, Disciplinary issues, and Training & Development.

What are you most proud of?

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’m responsible for a wide range of HR issues within the business, partnering with key internal stakeholders to ensure our people and business strategies are aligned with a focus on recruitment and selection.

I provide support in employee engagement and training and development of our talented employees, comprehensive admin support, and assist recruiting managers with all aspects of recruitment and the onboarding and offboarding process. I promote good practice through information, support and advice on HR matters to managers and team leaders.

What are you most proud of?

Achieving a degree in Human Resource Management and being able to adapt and be successful in different work environments.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I’m originally from Poland and have been living in Northern Ireland for over 15 years.

How did you get here?

Most recently, I worked for 2 years as a Sales Manager covering Central and Eastern Europe in the hospitality industry. I was in between jobs before starting in Re-Gen and have spent some time deciding what I really wanted to do and where I see myself in a few years. I decided to go back to HR and was fortunate to be appointed to Re-Gen Waste which is a growing and forward-thinking company.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am responsible for providing support to the Waste To Energy manager in the daily running of the office and plant. I also recruit the staff for the Mixed Dry Recycling (MDR) and Waste To Energy (WTE) Plants, facilitating plant tours and trials, and all the administration that goes with new starts.

What are you most proud of?

The obvious one is being a mum and a good friend. Personal achievement, surviving a Subarachnoid Brain Haemorrhage, rehabilitation and having to learn everything I once knew a second time… making myself a better version of myself through hard work.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I love to hike the highest mountains and wild camp on them.

How did you get here?

I started my career in social work working with disadvantaged groups and youth clubs. Due to my illness I had to step away from this career. I started again on a new path in admin and worked as Wholesale Office Coordinator, QS admin Office Co Ordinator and Operations Office Coordinator. I have over 20 years’ experience in operations and logistics.  I have enjoyed my path to Re-Gen and thoroughly enjoy my role here. I look forward to my future in Re-Gen.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I cut the grass, clean the windows and blow up soft wheels! I also oversee the team of mechanics and apprentices in the garage.

What are you most proud of?

My hair.

Tell us an interesting fact?

My favourite car is the Robin Reliant.

How did you get here?

In a van.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I strive to lead my team of engineers to design, fabricate, install and maintain anything at an engineering level which is required to facilitate the ongoing operations and future growth of companies within the Re-Gen Group.

What are you most proud of?

I’m most proud to have been able to build a strong, stable and successful team around me. We have helped to build and grow the companies in the Re-Gen portfolio.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I was destined to become an engineer in some capacity but initially I had a successful career in hotel management!

How did you get here?

Prior to joining Re-Gen, I had over 10 years’ experience in general management and as design fabrication manager with various companies related to structural engineering, secondary steelwork and general fabrication.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

At the moment I am making fabrication drawings for the new MDR extension as well as costing all of the jobs that come through Re-Eng to keep track of the materials we are using.

What are you most proud of?

I’m proud of deciding what job I wanted when I was 14 years old and achieving what I needed to in order to get there.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I have built a custom PC in my spare time and have been swapping out parts and upgrading it.

How did you get here?

I did a Level 3 Extended Diploma Engineering course in SRC Newry. Then I moved on to a Higher-Level Apprenticeship in Mechatronic Engineering and I am at Re-Eng on my placement.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am a floor supervisor for Re-Eng. This entails ensuring that the fabricators have completed the jobs to the company standard. Another part of my job is being a design engineer aiding in the design process and consulting with the other engineers when they have queries about design regarding fabrication.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of completing a project.

Tell us an interesting fact?

My attitude is learn more, do more, never look down.

How did you get here?

I got to Re-Eng by demonstrating my knowledge in engineering. I have 12 years’ experience in engineering – CNC Press Brakes, CNC Plasma, CNC Tube Benders, TIG, MIG, MAG Welding, Solid Works and AutoCAD.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’m responsible for the leadership and implementation of IT strategy, digital transformation and systems integration for the Re-Gen Group of companies. Project Lead on ERP/BI/SCADA/O365/ Azure systems deployment.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

My role at Re-Gen involves problem solving IT issues and also using Power BI for analytics reports.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of having acquired a Foundation Degree in Science in Computing which has helped me unlock the door to my dream career in Computer Science.

Tell us an interesting fact?

Being a millennial – they aren’t prepared to retire.

How did you get here?

I was a college student who was looking for placement and Re-Gen caught my eye as they are expanding. So now I’ve been in Re-Gen for over a year and a half. Great place to work. For example if you need help with anything Re-Gen will go out of their way to get it for you.

Tell us an interesting fact?

QWERTY keyboards were originally supposed to slow down typing

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I’m an IT apprentice conducting general IT helpdesk tickets as well as learning about business IT projects to be able to apply my skill set to new projects.

What are you most proud of?

I’m proud of my ability to teach myself new skills and learn new things and apply these new skills.

Tell us an interesting fact?

I once went for a tour of Norway as a roadie for an Irish band.

How did you get here?

I got to be with Re-Gen, through a Level 5 computer science higher level apprenticeship.

What do you do at Re-Gen?

I am a member of the Research and Development team which explores exciting new ideas and improvements to support Re-Gen’s position as a world-class waste and recycling innovator.

What are you most proud of?

There are many things I am proud of academically, professionally and personally. However, going on the Nemesis ride in Alton Towers stands out for me as I have a fear of rollercoasters!

Tell us an interesting fact?

I am a big fan of Italian food and love to experiment with new recipes at the weekend.

How did you get here?

I spent my early career in Wales, however, home is Newry. Skills I have gained span both technical and commercial – and complement the opportunities provided by Re-Gen.