Associate Manufacturing Leader — Metal Packaging Operations

Trivium Packaging • Sparks, NV

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to scale operational excellence? If you’re energized by high-throughput environments and love turning variability into repeatable, high-quality results, this role is for you. As the Associate Manufacturing Leader, you’ll steward production, quality, safety, cost, and service outcomes—while enabling strategic customer programs and improving P&L performance.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or demonstrated, progressive leadership success within the packaging sector.
• At least 5 years of management in high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven implementation of improvement methodologies in manufacturing.
• Experience with self-directed work teams.

Responsibilities

• Customer interface: Act as the primary contact for quality and service topics, closing the loop on issues quickly.
• Continuous improvement: Cut spoilage, optimize labor utilization, elevate safety, and improve efficiency with CI methods and SPC.
• People & performance: Coach production staff, drive accountability, and embed a problem-solving culture.
• Safety first: Provide information, tools, and standard work to operate safely; plan procedural changes that drive hazards toward zero.
• Financial stewardship: Review and act on operational reports; manage overtime and costs to plan.
• Operational cadence: Maintain internal and external communications, as needed, 24 hours a day to ensure seamless operations.
• Cross-functional partnership: Collaborate with the Plant Manager and HR on personnel matters; coordinate with production planning on schedules and staffing; work closely with corporate on planning initiatives.
• Talent pipeline: Develop employees for advancement; lead training and safety programs; directly supervise plant personnel (team size varies).
• And more: Support strategic customer initiatives and complete additional responsibilities/projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree