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I joined Trivium in 2020, not long after it was formed. There’s a lot of enthusiasm about becoming the world leader in metal packaging and acting on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. I wanted to be a part of it and see what would happen.

As the first person recruited by my direct manager, I learned that “HR Inclusive Policy” were not just words for her but describe the real actions of a global strategy. And every day since then I have been inspired to give the best of myself.

Helping to modernize the company’s HR services is no humdrum routine. I can wake up in France, Morocco, the Netherlands, Korea or the Seychelles to face an incredible wide range of challenges. At the end of the day, I always realize how much Human Resources is about humans and not just resources.

If you do want routine, you can find it at Trivium, but for people looking to tackle big challenges, there a great opportunities. No matter what the pressures of the day are, I always share the pleasure of working here with my colleagues around the world. And the more it goes on, the more I like it!

Hamza Asfouri
Hamza is a Human Resources and Project Manager based in Paris, France

I studied forensic science, so when I joined Trivium, I didn’t know anything about can making – everything was new. I did training to learn about two- and three-piece cans, seaming, ends and openings. I spent weeks in different departments – from customer service to technical – to find out how all the different functions work together.

In my job, every day is different. You start off with a cup of coffee and reading emails, but then we’ll find out about an issue in production that we need to focus on. The production departments do a lot of checks themselves, but at the laboratory we can dig deeper into the details.

We do a wide range of work on improvements, from line speed to openings. I lead some projects and participate in others led by the Operational Excellence team. We currently have ends that are 0.18mm and we’re working towards making them 0.16mm to meet our sustainability commitments.

We do investigations in the laboratory, but we’re actually working in teams all day. We compare measurements and samples with plants all over Europe, to make sure everyone is aligned and accurate. Teamwork is crucial because we’re working on the same thing and maintaining the same high standards across so many different territories.

Merle Luchtenberg
Merle is a Junior Project Engineer based in Deventer, The Netherlands

I worked in metal packaging first as a mechanic, then a shift manager, and I’m now Aerosol Ends Department Manager at Trivium in Italy. Every morning I meet up with shift leaders to plan activities and discuss any issues from the previous day. I record the data from the presses and all maintenance activities. I manage the material movements in the spare parts warehouse and schedule interventions of external technicians.

The team has long been focused on standardising output and increasing automation. Through automating the more dangerous processes, we have improved the machine safety and there have been no injuries in our department for several years.

I have grown professionally in my role and trained other colleagues in my team. I started studying English and working with other plants in the company from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic.

I like to work on new projects, such as the downgauging of materials and finding new ways to reduce maintenance activities. I collaborate with other managers to continuously improve and solve various issues. I like my job because gives me the opportunity to improve every day on both technical and organizational aspects.

Arjan Allkja
Arjan is an Aerosol Ends Department Manager in Italy

I'm the connection point between the central Change team and in the plant. That means bringing the operational excellence strategy into the plant with a dedicated roadmap. We’re focused on improving operational KPIs including energy consumption – which is connected to sustainability. In the journey of transformation, you start from a diagnostic phase to find all the opportunities for improvement, then design and implement the activities to meet the targets.

We brought in a new system called the Trivium Line Monitor, which was a big change for the shop floor people, who had to learn to use new technology. Our operators gave us input that helped us focus on where we needed to improve. Now they are very enthusiastic about the system, and it really is the daily tool. It was a great collaboration as it was an opportunity for the optics team to learn something about the machine part and for the shop floor people to learn how the system works to support their job. 

The best thing about my job is that I can see the full cycle of improvement from beginning to end. I have the chance to discover the area of improvement, to plan the action and then to deliver it, and actually see the results – which is exciting.

Tomasso Picchi
Tomasso is an Operational Excellence Change Agent in Italy

I provide software support for the Graphics Studios in our European plants. It’s mostly remote, but sometimes I go on site to upgrade the systems, do maintenance or break/fixes. Each plant has its own metal packaging expertise – in France we make a lot of seafood packaging; in the Netherlands we specialise in nutrition product, a lot of powders, like baby milk, coffee and chocolate.

We use offset lithographic printing onto flat metal sheets for many of our products, but print directly onto aerosols. Our Graphics Studios prepare everything for printing – creating and dealing with artwork files, adding or correcting barcodes, checking the colours and so on. If they have any issues or technical queries, they can raise a ticket and get support. It’s really important that everything is correct and running smoothly.

Being a global company, there are different mindsets and cultural behaviours in Trivium – in Italy or France, for instance, people prefer to pick up the phone rather than communicate online. I enjoy solving problems and helping others. It's always the goal to share knowledge and make guidance accessible across the whole company, not just for one or two people. I learned early on in life that if you share knowledge, you learn more yourself.

Paulo Paglioli
Paulo is an IT Solution Support Engineer for Graphics Studios across Europe