Job Description

Shape What’s Next in Sustainable Metal Packaging

Join Trivium Packaging—60+ locations, nearly 8,000 people—where your craft keeps essential products moving for customers in food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages.

Your Mission

Own the reliability and performance of a high-speed, 3-piece metal food can line. Under the guidance of an Operations Team Lead and/or Department Manager, you will operate, maintain, and continuously improve complex machinery while living our values of Passion, Teamwork, and Excellence.

Your First 90 Days

1. Week 1–2: Master site safety protocols; complete daily/department safety checks; learn GMP’s, HACCP Principle, and Food Safety Policy/Standard.
2. Week 3–6: Run equipment under supervision; perform quality checks and required documentation; execute routine maintenance and assist with changeovers.
3. Week 7–12: Independently troubleshoot; complete preventive/predictive work orders; support breakdown repairs; partner with Advanced Operator Technicians on installations, replacements, and mechanical improvements.

What You’ll Tackle

• Advanced machine operation including changeovers and independent troubleshooting.
• Daily machine care, preventive/predictive maintenance, and breakdown repair execution.
• Quality verifications with thorough documentation to meet customer expectations.
• Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence initiatives and 5S/housekeeping.
• Inventory support: transactions, counts, and general forklift/material movements.
• Timely processing of hold material (sorting and inspection).
• Receipt, storage, and inventory of processing chemicals used in metal food packaging.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What You Bring

• English communication skills (written and verbal) as the business language.
• Computer literacy adequate for inventory-based transactions.
• Alignment with our Core Values; commitment to the Code of Conduct.
• Lean manufacturing familiarity; proven maintenance and troubleshooting capability, including preventive maintenance.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2+ years’ manufacturing experience (required).
• Forklift/material handling experience (preferred).
• Mechanical aptitude and proficiency validated through standardized mechanical testing.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, behaviors and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Schedule & Shifts

• Average hours per week: 40 or 36/48 alternating
• Usual shift worked is: 8 or 12 hours
• Must be willing to work all rotating or permanent shifts, including day and night 8 and/or 12 hour shifts, weekends and holidays.

The Reality of the Work

Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

You’ll operate in a very loud production area where hearing protection and all assigned PPE are mandatory. Temperatures vary widely (<40°F to >90°F). Expect strong vibrations, frequent alarms, and exposure to fumes, dust, odors, and chemicals used in metal manufacturing.

Core physical activities include standing, walking, handling/gripping/pulling, and speaking/hearing. You’ll frequently reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl (including in confined spaces). Work includes computer/screen time. Vision needs include close and distance vision plus color recognition; excellent hand–eye coordination is essential. You will work on, in, and around conveyors and high-speed mechanical equipment in manufacturing and warehouse environments.

Physical Activity Frequency

• Stand 90% | Sit 10%
• Walk 90% | Lift 60%
• Squat 60% | Crawl 10%
• Climb 20% | Bend (90 degrees) 40%
• Twist (30 degrees) 50% | Reach above shoulders 35%
• Kneel 40% | Work at heights 5–30 ft 35%
• Work at heights 30+ ft 25%
• Occasionally 1–33%, frequently 34–66% and continuously 67–100% of the time.

Lifting Requirements

• Up to 15 lbs Frequently
• 16–30 lbs Frequently
• 31–50 lbs Frequently
• 51–75 lbs Occasionally
• 76–100 lbs Not required
• Over 100 lbs Not required
• No continual lifting.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Trivium Packaging is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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