About the role
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.
To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.
job purpose: Under limited supervision, the Technical Processing Engineer (TPE) will provide technical solutions and expertise in operations, engineering, and maintenance. The TPE will manage, coordinate, and oversee technical projects, maintenance, and engineering solutions. This individual will plan, direct and execute all projects with necessary vendors and in-house resources. They are responsible for ensuring and improving the performance, productivity, training and efficiencies for the Webster, NY plant through provision of effective methods, controls, and strategies.
responsibilities:
- Manage strategic, technical projects and tasks in an extremely fast-paced environment
- Serve as a top resource and technical expert for the processing department in all disciplines of maintenance, processing equipment, and production
- Ability to program, modify and adjust PLC logic (Rockwell platform), VFD’s, network switches
- Engineer solutions using poke yoke mentality to improve processing equipment reliability. Assist technical engineers, maintenance, and ICT personnel with fishbone and 5-why lean practices for troubleshooting and resolving reoccurring issues
- Work hand in hand with plant vendors to reverse engineer critical parts/components of equipment. Ensure quality parts are made to specification and assign revisions for precise documentation
- Lead the planning and implementation of processing technical projects. Develop plans, manage budget, plan and schedule project timelines, track project deliverables using appropriate tools, provide direction and support to project team, constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders, implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve desired project outputs and evaluations and assessment of project results
- Modify and update P&ID’s prior to and after project execution
- Coordinate, assist, plan, and monitor the work of the maintenance and processing departments. Monitor performance, discover root cause, MTBF implement improvements to eradicate variances. Provide technical support where necessary
- Develop, train, assist, support, and collaborate to maintain a continuous improvement culture throughout the entire facility, across all departments forging an innovative environment which utilizes data tools available to drive root causes
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
skills/qualifications required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related discipline required
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
- Automation experience required (RsLogix5000, FactoryTalk, TPM, Ignition, TetraPak Plant Master for Webster location, Working knowledge of TetraPak AOI, AOP and Phase Logic
- Aseptic/Dairy experience required including UHT’s, homogenizers, separators, filtration plants, mixproof valves, motors, pumps
- Ability to update P&ID’s, mechanical/electrical prints (AUTOCAD/SolidWorks preferred)
- Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Skilled in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
- Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgements on sensitive, confidential issues
- Ability to supervise and train staff, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments
- Ability to analyze and assess training and development needs
02 Aplyr's read
fairlife is a dairy innovator focusing on ultra-filtered milk, attracting professionals interested in nutrition and sustainability within a challenging shift-based environment.
What's promising
- •fairlife emphasizes nutritional innovation, offering products with higher protein and lower sugar than conventional milk.
- •The company is committed to sustainability, aiming to reduce environmental impact through responsible sourcing and production.
- •fairlife's growth creates diverse roles, from technical engineering to safety management, supporting career advancement.
What to watch
- •Many positions require night shifts and rotating weekends, which may impact work-life balance.
- •There have been concerns about labor practices at supplier farms, potentially affecting company reputation.
- •The niche focus on ultra-filtered milk may limit market reach compared to traditional dairy companies.
Why fairlife
- •fairlife uses a proprietary ultra-filtration process to enhance milk's nutritional profile.
- •The company is a joint venture with Coca-Cola, providing strong backing and distribution channels.
- •fairlife's focus on sustainability includes initiatives like water conservation and renewable energy use in production.
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03 About fairlife
fairlife is a dairy company that specializes in producing ultra-filtered milk and other dairy products, focusing on nutrition and sustainability.
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