Assistant Operations Director, High-Volume Packaging Plant

Trivium Packaging • Sparks, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Lead with purpose. Build a culture of quality and safety. Join us as the Assistant Operations Director and help shape a plant where disciplined execution meets continuous improvement. You will guide production teams, champion SPC-driven quality, reduce spoilage, and ensure we deliver for customers—safely, efficiently, and profitably. Your mission Transform daily operations into a model of excellence by aligning people, processes, and performance: Champion the customer: Serve as the go-to liaison for quality and service, resolving issues and protecting customer commitments. Engineer better ways of working: Implement continuous improvement to lift efficiency, optimize labor absorption, and improve safety. Elevate quality: Deploy SPC, run root-cause investigations, and close corrective actions. Own safety: Ensure teams have the information, tools, and procedures needed to operate safely; drive hazard reduction toward zero. Manage the P&L levers: Review operational reports; control costs and overtime to meet plan. Stay connected: Provide internal and external communications, as needed, 24 hours a day to keep the operation synchronized. Grow talent: Build training and safety programs; develop employees for future roles; directly supervise plant personnel (headcount varies). Partner to win: Work closely with the Plant Manager and HR on personnel matters; coordinate with production planning on schedules and staffing; align with corporate on planning initiatives. Deliver initiatives: Support strategic customer projects and take on additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or a proven leadership track record within packaging operations.
• 5+ years of management experience in high-volume manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success implementing improvement methods on the shop floor.
• Experience leading self-directed workforces.

Responsibilities

• Champion the customer: Serve as the go-to liaison for quality and service, resolving issues and protecting customer commitments.
• Engineer better ways of working: Implement continuous improvement to lift efficiency, optimize labor absorption, and improve safety.
• Elevate quality: Deploy SPC, run root-cause investigations, and close corrective actions.
• Own safety: Ensure teams have the information, tools, and procedures needed to operate safely; drive hazard reduction toward zero.
• Manage the P&L levers: Review operational reports; control costs and overtime to meet plan.
• Stay connected: Provide internal and external communications, as needed, 24 hours a day to keep the operation synchronized.
• Grow talent: Build training and safety programs; develop employees for future roles; directly supervise plant personnel (headcount varies).
• Partner to win: Work closely with the Plant Manager and HR on personnel matters; coordinate with production planning on schedules and staffing; align with corporate on planning initiatives.
• Deliver initiatives: Support strategic customer projects and take on additional responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees