Chief Operations Officer with Tri-Rinse

Collaborative Strategies, Inc. is conducting this search on behalf of TriRinse, a 2^nd generation family-owned agricultural and chemical container solutions expert. TriRinse is seeking a Chief Operations Officer to strengthen planning, improve execution, and build long-term leadership capability across their four distinct business units. The COO will lead business unit and site leaders to set clear expectations for safety, quality, and customer commitments — and to support their teams in consistently meeting them.

This role balances near-term execution with long-term capability building, strengthening leadership effectiveness, operational discipline, and scalable systems so TriRinse can manage seasonality, optimize labor, and run the business well for the long term.

• Build Strong, Accountable Leaders
  • Lead Business Unit and Site Leaders with clear expectations and accountability for results.
  • Set priorities across business units so leaders are focused on the right work at the right time.
  • Set clear expectations for effective planning, sound decision-making, and follow-through — and ensure leaders own the outcomes.
  • Address performance gaps directly and fairly, reinforcing TRI values and leadership expectations.
• Own Operational Performance
  • Own enterprise operational performance, including safety, quality, customer commitments, labor utilization, and cost discipline.
  • Ensure work is sequenced and resourced to set teams up for success.
  • Anticipate risks, adjust plans proactively, and balance short-term needs with long-term business health.
  • Ensure operational execution consistently strengthens long-term customer trust.
• Strengthen Planning and Operating Discipline
  • Build planning practices that align demand, labor, capacity, and equipment across business units.
  • Establish a clear operating rhythm, including business reviews and performance discussions.
  • Define a small set of meaningful KPIs tied to safety, quality, customer commitments, labor efficiency, and cost, and ensure leaders use them to guide decisions.
  • Drive disciplined follow-through and timely escalation when plans are off track.
• Reinforce Safety, Quality and Reliability
  • Partner with the Chief People Officer and Safety leadership to reinforce a strong, lived culture of safety.
  • Ensure leaders model clear expectations for safe work practices.
  • Strengthen quality and reliability to reduce rework, errors, and customer disruption.
  • Promote learning and problem-solving rather than blame or workarounds.
• Optimize Workforce and Labor Strategy
  • Own workforce and labor strategy, including staffing models, cross-training, and deployment.
  • Align labor decisions to seasonality, business fluctuations, and shared workforce environments.
  • Balance productivity, cost, and engagement in partnership with People and Finance.
• Build Leadership Capability and Continuous Improvement
  • Clarify expectations for how leaders plan, prioritize, communicate, and execute.
  • Reinforce leader standard work and coaching habits.
  • Champion continuous improvement as a leader-led discipline focused on outcomes.
  • Lead change thoughtfully, avoiding initiative overload and maintaining trust.