From apprentice to expert: growing together at Leoprint

At Leoprint, we don't just make packaging solutions — we grow the people who make them. In an industry with few ready-made specialists, we learned that our most valuable assets are the people we mentor, train, and grow from within.

"You can’t buy experience — but you can nurture it." — Bronislavas, Head of Production.

Why we had to build our own expertise

When we started looking for skilled press operators, print technologists, or sustainable materials experts, we realized something quickly: they didn’t exist — at least not ready-made. The pace of innovation in eco friendly packaging had outstripped formal education.

So we stopped recruiting for experience and started investing in potential:

• Our internal career tracks allow new hires to become press assistants, then operators, then technical leads.
  
• Cross-functional training lets team members work across printing, converting, and prepress.
  
• Engineers and designers are paired with production mentors to understand real-world application.
  

A culture of feedback, not fear

At Leoprint, people speak up. Constructive criticism — even toward leadership — is encouraged, and often expected.

When someone makes a mistake, we don’t punish. We improve.

• Errors are reviewed as team learning moments, not personal failures.
  
• Improvement plans are collaborative, not disciplinary.
  
• Employee surveys are anonymous — and often brutally honest.
  

This openness fosters loyalty, reduces fear, and builds competence.

"The only bad mistake is the one you don’t learn from." — Liutauras, Leoprint director.

Flat structure, steep growth

Our hierarchy is flat, but our expectations are high. Every team member is treated as a stakeholder in quality, sustainability, and innovation.

• Weekly stand-ups allow operators and engineers to suggest changes to processes.
  
• Interns present ideas directly to department heads.
  
• Initiative is rewarded more than tenure.
  

The results: expertise, retention, pride

This approach pays off:

• Most of our technical team has been promoted at least once.
  
• We have near-zero employee turnover in key departments.
  
• Our talent is home-grown — and often recruited by competitors (unsuccessfully!).
  

People don’t stay because they have to. They stay because they grow.

“When you feel ownership of your work, every detail matters.” — Andrius, print technician, 7 years at Leoprint.

Conclusion: for our clients, this means working with a team that isn’t just doing a job — they are building a career in quality.

None of this is perfect. We’re still improving. Still adjusting. But what matters is that we’re doing it together — with respect, honesty, and a shared goal to be better every day.

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