fairlife

Senior Dairy Processing Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$40k-$50kDetected 54 days ago

Process ImprovementLeadershipFood Science

About the role

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com. job purpose: The Sr.

Manufacturing technical leadership, Operational Support and Troubleshooting
Partner with Operations/Manufacturing/Quality to drive safe, compliant, and reliable production and troubleshoot process deviations, and identify root causes for quality issues.
Process design, scale-up, and optimization
Design, coordinate, and execute pilot and commercial-scale plant trials.
Own process capability improvements and provide technical input to capital projects and equipment selection.
Lead initiatives and manage stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.
Partner with Product Development and Operations on formulation/processing choices for fluid dairy products, including shakes and other forms (sensory, taste, texture, stability, shelf-life).
Individual contributor to start. Will build and develop a team of 1-4 (e.g., process engineers, dairy scientists, technicians).
Build strong cross-functional relationships and communicate clearly from plant floor to leadership level.
Proven ability to partner with Operations/Manufacturing/Quality in a high-accountability environment.

Ultrafiltration of milk and/or dairy membrane separations (MF/UF/NF/RO familiarity as a plus).
Strong technical competence in dairy physical chemistry and processing impacts on proteins/fats/enzymes.
Experience with aseptic systems and packaging interactions (commercial aseptic operations strongly preferred).
Track record of leading cross-functional root-cause investigations (e.g., flavor defects, oxidation, shelf-life failures, stability issues).
Experience in capital projects preferred.
Familiarity with regulatory expectations and operator training frameworks for pasteurization systems preferred.

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;

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