Full-Time
Commissioning Engineer
Posted on 9/19/2025
Fairlife
201-500 employees
Lactose-free dairy and protein drinks
Compensation Overview
$115k - $130k/yr
Webster, NY, USA
In Person
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- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field
- 3+ years in the dairy or beverage industry
- 2+ years of project management experience
- Self-starter with a proactive, positive attitude
- Strong communication skills, both internal and external
- Demonstrated teamwork, maturity, and strong work ethic
- Experience in process plant engineering
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Ensure plant compliance with Federal, State, and Corporate environmental regulations
- Ensure projects meet quality assurance requirements
- Lead technical project reporting and status communications across teams
- Drive startup planning to meet business objectives with optimized investment and operational costs
- Collaborate with OEMs, quality teams, and operations readiness teams to coordinate commissioning and validation activities
- Manage and optimize allocated commissioning hours with OEMs
- Ensure equipment operates efficiently and that all documentation is complete for handover to operations
- Oversee design, construction, modification, and maintenance of equipment during commissioning and validation
- Incorporate best practices, design principles, and stakeholder feedback into project execution
- Maintain equipment performance criteria in design specifications
- Ensure OEM compliance with performance criteria post-commissioning
- Conduct post-project evaluations and capture lessons learned in close-out reports
- Partner with vendors and suppliers to leverage insights, training, and productivity
- Dairy processing and packaging experience
- Strong understanding of process/product interactions and risk assessment
- Deep knowledge of system capabilities and ability to deliver solutions within deadlines and budget
- Strong negotiation and execution skills
- Ability to manage ambiguity in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Fairlife, a Coca-Cola subsidiary based in Chicago, makes lactose-free, real dairy beverages. Its products include fairlife ultra-filtered milk, Core Power High Protein Shakes, and fairlife nutrition plan shakes. A proprietary filtration process concentrates protein and reduces lactose to create protein-forward, lower-lactose drinks, distributed at scale. Its goal is to nourish consumers while caring for people, animals, and the planet, with commitments to animal welfare and responsible packaging.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2012
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Sales grew 28% YoY to $782M, outpacing milk category's 2%.
- Coca-Cola invests $650M in Michigan, lines operational 2028.
- Plans boost capacity 30% across facilities in 3-5 years.
What critics are saying
- Lawsuit claims false eco and welfare marketing erodes trust.
- Animal abuse accusations at farms trigger boycotts now.
- Chobani captures 15-20% premium dairy share in 12 months.
What makes Fairlife unique
- Fairlife offers ultra-filtered lactose-free milk with higher protein and less sugar.
- Core Power shakes target post-workout recovery in sports nutrition.
- Nutrition Plan shakes support health journeys with real dairy.
- Named Most Trusted High Protein Milk in U.S. 2026 rankings.
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Company News
Coca-Cola spends $650M to expand Fairlife production. The beverage giant is adding to a Michigan manufacturing plant as the dairy brand sees "significant growth." Published March 25, 2026 Dive brief: * Coca-Cola is investing up to $650 million to update and expand production at its Fairlife facility in Michigan, according to a Tuesday news release. * The investment at its Cooperstown manufacturing plant will add 245,000 square feet of production space and create 150 additional jobs, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation said in a statement. * Fairlife, which produces ultra-filtered, lactose-free milk, protein and nutrition shakes, has been located at the Cooperstown facility since 2012. It employs more than 400 people. Facility updates will help production keep up with consumer demand as the brand sees "significant growth," the press release said. Dive insight: Since it was acquired in 2020, Fairlife has been a point of growth for Coca-Cola, surpassing the $1 billion sales threshold four years ago. The brand, which touts higher protein and less sugar than traditional milk, has benefited from more consumers seeking out healthier options. At Citi's Global Consumer and Retail Conference earlier this month, Coca-Cola President and CFO John Murphy said the beverage giant plans to invest in other Fairlife facilities during the next three to five years to increase production capacity by 30%. The investment in Michigan adds two additional production lines that are expected to be operational in 2028, according to a Coca-Cola press release. Construction will begin later this year. The Michigan expansion is in addition to a separate $650 million Fairlife facility in upstate New York, which is scheduled to open this year. Murphy cited Fairlife as an example of how Coca-Cola uses innovation to get closer to a broad consumer set. The brand also has a nutrition portfolio in addition to its protein shakes and milk. "You cannot... sit on the laurels of what you've accomplished to date, but it's a pretty darn good place to start from," Murphy said of Fairlife. "And as we go forward, I would see the innovation opportunity in this category to be quite strong."
Fairlife, acquired in full by Coca-Cola in 2020, depicts itself as an eco-conscious milk brand dedicated to working with local farms, conserving water, supporting renewable energy, and investing in animal welfare.
Upscale milk brand Fairlife accused of animal abuse, environmental wrongs.
Farmer-owned Cayuga Milk Ingredients announced plans in 2022 to expand into extended-shelf-life processing at its plant near Auburn, New York.
Fairlife breaks ground on $650 million facility in New York.