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.

com . job purpose : The Aseptic Quality Engineer will 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.

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.

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 Proficiency in English: Comfortable with both written and verbal communication, including reading and writing.

: Hybrid 40- 45 hours as needed Ability to lift up to 50 pounds Travel 20% food safety

: Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety. Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.

/standards as prioritized by the Company. Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.

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)