operator

mechanical technician

quality manager

plant manager

operations team leader

Trivium Packaging

I felt that this was going to be a good job because the upper management was easy going, and seemed to be engaged in doing a great job. However when it came to training on the actual machine my hopes for this being different than my past jobs were dashed.

The first thing the person training me said was he "didn't want to train me" and that "nobody wanted the new people here" because we were getting paid more off the street. The second guy who had been there awhile also had that feeling and had put his two week notice in before I got there. The one I mostly learned stuff from walked off on the second day I worked and left me, a temp, and guy #2 on our own. Nobody showed me how to run the computers or make adjustments and everyone expected that I knew somehow.

The next week started out fine with a different batch of employees who had been there - although one said his "last day" was the next day - so that's three employees who quit since I started. I basically learned everything I knew off of the temp agency guy - if he wasn't there I would've been lost. What made me quit was the fact they hired more temps and I was supposed to train them - even only being on the job for a week (if that).

Personally I would've upped the wages of the people who had been there for awhile and started the new guys out a little lower. The job was hot - especially during the heat wave it got over 100 degrees in the plant and with running around checking machines you'll get drenched. It's kind of sad that a new, modern facility like this lacks air conditioning, but it comes with the job.

Overall I'd say it was a great opportunity and I'm kicking myself for leaving but without training how can I do my job?

Trivium has great benefits. However, there are to many programs and projects launched simultaneously. The employees are jaded and have no buy-in because none are sustained with so many new things rolled out. The purpose is to check a box to look good since the company is up for sale. Senior Management needs to see one thing completed before rolling out the next one. There also needs to be a mentorship and succession plan for employees because employees want upward mobility instead of feeling they are in a dead-end job. Grow the talent in house instead of buying it! The company is also woke and is obsessed with the environmental movement along with diversity & inclusion which is part of the Marxist Critical Race Theory movement. Trivium will never be the leader in metal food packaging when customers are treated as an inconvenience and adversary. The company needs to be focused on improving quality and attracting customers instead of putting lipstick on a pig for a private equity firm.

Amazing schedule if you can handle 12 hour shifts. Having a 3 day weekend every other week is great. The 2-2-3 schedule does require that you also work a 3 day weekend every other week. The employees in the floor are great and are always willing to help. The job listing pertaining to the “sign on bonus” is misleading and is actually a retention bonus. One issue is the attendance policy! It is very easy to accumulate points and hard to lose points. The main issue with the policy is that, aside from being fired at a certain number of points, an accumulation of points will affect both your retention bonus and profit sharing bonus. With that being said, there are bonuses in addition to your hourly pay, just don’t be ONE minute Kate clocking in too many times. Aside from the attendance policy Trivium is a great place to work for, lots of friendly and helpful people in the shop and office. Great benefits And descent pay. If 12 hour shifts and switching from night to day shift every two weeks is not an issue for you then I highly recommend applying!

Decent pay and good inexpensive benefits are one of the biggest benefits of working for this company. Most jobs are not overly complicated or hard to learn and there is never a sense of being rushed and are advised to take your time to make corrective actions so your doing it safely and properly without putting yourself in harms way. Management and workers are very easy going and generally helpful and professional. There is usually overtime available every week and employees work on a 12hr 2-2-3 schedule. As a new employee you will be forced to work some days off because of lower seniority but generally overtime is taken by employees who sign for. I've had jobs in 3 company factories over 20+ yrs and this is easily the least stressful and drama free company I've worked for. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you surround yourself with out on the plant floor  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management they have different management every 6-8 months it’s a rotating door in the front office! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good on the floor between operators and mm and specialist but other then that everyone else tries to be chief and not enough Indians 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
7-7 rotating shifts work from time you get in there till you leave you get 2x30min breaks and that’s it’s

Your schedule can change even when they tell you it won't.  Management is a revolving door. Doesn't matter though because little to no accountability no matter who's in charge. They run very lean so you will be expected to do the work of 2 people in a very hot environment. The best day there will be your first day, all downhill after that. There's been 9 plant managers in 10 years. Do with that fact what you will. Bad morale in the break room every day. Those who get depressed easily should avoid this place.

They won't ever be fully staffed so you'll be forced to work atleast one day of over time and when you work a 2-2-3 schedule, you barely have a day off. 90 percent of management has no idea what's going on and the other 10 percent make up for the incompetence of the rest. They have very old ways of doing things. You can come to work on time every day and do your job and if you don't fit their ideal worker you'll be nit picked till you quit or they fire you. It's like a highschool sports team they haze you in and bully you. Complete waste of time working there. Would be a great place to work if management pull they're heads outta their butts.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay and benefits lured me away from a good employer. It was not worth it.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Micro management and hostile work environment.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The underbelly of the US operations is horrendous. It looks great on the surface and then it is not. They work a 3/4 12 hour day that sucks the life out of everyone.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting, meetings with no accomplishments.

Good place to work if you don't have a family. They have a sales pitch of 4 days on 4 days off (12hr rotating shifts) and a $20+hr salary starting out. What they won't tell you that your starting pay is your maxed pay outside of a cost of living raise and 70% of the time you won't have 4 days off due to mandated overtime (60-72hr weeks). If you don't like heat, don't apply. Summer temps inside the plant exceed 110° but to help with that theyll give you ice cream. They do have a great benefit package. 

The metal packaging environment is a loud and hot area to work in. Lots of mechanical equipment breakdowns to contend with on a daily basis.Challenging and fast paced environment to be apart of and rewarding when finding solutions to increasing productivity and quality. Feel good about making a difference and helping to feed America.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Operator 20 salaries reported	$23.51 per hour
Mechanical technician 19 salaries reported	$23.96 per hour
Quality manager 15 salaries reported	$98,723 per year
Plant manager 12 salaries reported	$137,158 per year
Operations team leader 5 salaries reported	$92,640 per year

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