Aseptic Quality Engineer @ Fairlife

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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: Lead efforts across all manufacturing sites to reduce quality failures, improve manufacturing efficiency, and drive quality improvement initiatives. Work with process authority to support validation activities as part of new line extension and engineering change requests. Partner with equipment manufacturers to lead failure investigation activities to reduce product hold and deviation occurrences.

responsibilities:

Lead RCA/CAPA process with operational and engineering teams to identify and assign cause to aseptic system failures and create solutions for reduction in product holds associated with aseptic system deviations
Coordinate and support full line validation efforts with regulatory agency/process authority for approval of new line installation and/or line extensions. Serve as liaison between OEM and regulatory agency/process authority as required.
Submit engineering change request (ECR) to process authority for all LACF system enhancements and changes. Serve as liaison between process authority and manufacturing sites for coordination of ECR approvals and validation requirements
Support “Grade A” extended run requests and approvals. Serve as liaison between regulatory agency and manufacturing sites for request submittal and coordination of extended run trial protocols
Support site engineering in equipment design and process improvement efforts to drive quality enhancements, improve operating efficiencies, and ensure compliance against LACF, PMO, and CFR standards.

skills/qualifications required:

Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, food science, engineering or closely related field
Experience in a LACF quality assurance manufacturing environment
Understanding of equipment design: ability to read a P&ID, understanding of HHST, Aseptic Filling, pump, and critical instrumentation
Strong understanding of dairy microbiology
High proficiency in computer technology and manufacturing systems operations
In-depth understanding of dairy regulatory (PMO/CFR) requirements
Strong understanding of RCA tools and ability to work with cross-functional teams to address quality failures
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodology and application
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to work efficiently in a team environment
Ability to support regulatory, GFSI, & ISO audits as needed

working conditions and physical requirements:

Hybrid 40-45 hours as needed
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

position location: Webster, NY

reports to: Sr. Manager, Aseptic Technology

Travel: 25%

*Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Base pay range:

$105,000—$115,000 USD

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].

For Recruitment Agencies

At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team.

As our recruitment is primarily handled in-house, we work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list.

Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.

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