Process Engineer - Technical Team

Overview

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 includes lactose-free, real dairy products such as fairlife ultra-filtered milk
, Core Power High Protein Shakes, and fairlife nutrition plan
. fairlife is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company and has been recognized for industry-leading innovation. For more information, visit

Job purpose: The Process Engineer – Technical Team represents the fairlife technical team at their base site and may support other sites as needed. They will work on initiatives for capacity expansion, process/recipe changes, CI and troubleshooting, supporting processes and utilities. They will collaborate cross-functionally with commercial, manufacturing, engineering, IT, quality, R&D, and other functions, and will be the top liaison for procuring new processing and utility equipment, incorporating learnings with new technologies and processes to improve quality, efficiency, and speed to market.

With a focus on process and project engineering, this role is responsible for:

• Defining objectives for capacity expansion projects and overseeing design for process and utilities to achieve lowest risk design at lowest total cost of ownership
• Developing or assisting with design basis for new line/plant expansions (mass balance, energy balances, SKU mix, process flow diagram, utility flow diagram, PID approval, HAZOP, FAT, DQ, OQ, IQ, PQ, training and ramp up)
• Defining the standards to which all plant processes and utilities will be designed, automated, constructed and operated
• Assisting in the development and commercialization of new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiencies, and speed to market
• Reviewing and updating functional specifications related to new processing and utility equipment
• Supporting data collection and contracting for procurement of utilities from utility providers
• Maintaining documentation on utilities systems up to commissioning and handover to operations
• Reviewing line/plant designs to reduce food safety risk and improve efficiency and cost
• Solving complex processing problems and coordinating escalation with plants for timely resolution
• Developing systems for monitoring milk production process and situational awareness to enhance efficiencies, reduce losses and total cost of ownership
• Defining standards to improve accuracy and efficiency of equipment; supporting commissioning and validation activities, FAT/SAT protocols, and acceptance testing
• Ensuring compliance with Federal, State and Corporate environmental laws and FDA regulations, PMO, and company policies
• Collaborating with plant & project engineering teams to complete work on time and within budget
• Documenting and communicating design intent to key stakeholders; providing status reports; supporting commercialization of new products
• Developing relationships globally in the dairy processing industry to stay informed on best-in-class designs
• Other duties as assigned

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in engineering and operations; background in low acid aseptic beverage preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical or process engineering; advanced degrees or certifications preferred but not required
• Proven track record of improving manufacturing processes through redesign, automation, and new technologies
• Strong knowledge of automation, PLC, MES, and factory floor monitoring; PLC programming is not required but helpful
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Data analysis and process modeling in Microsoft Excel required
• Process and utility modeling using software such as Aspen, Super Pro or similar is a plus
• Ability to provide comprehensive reports on risk assessment and recommendations; strong communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with instrumentation (flow meters, transmitters, probes, etc.)
• Ability to handle ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to travel as needed
• Demonstrates a sense of purpose, urgency, innovative…