fairlife

fairlife

Senior Packaging Technology Engineer

Webster, New York, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$160kDetected 29 days ago
Process ImprovementRecruitingRoboticsMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringFood SafetySCADA

About the role

  • Base pay range: $130,000 - $160,000 USD fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity.
  • Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

Responsibilities

  • Advance Packaging Technology Roadmap: Define and refine equipment specifications, packaging line layouts, and mechanical standards to support long term strategic objectives.
  • Lead Qualification & Commissioning Excellence: Oversee FAT/SAT activities and ensure robust IQ/OQ/PQ validation during new equipment installations, startups, and post overhaul execution.
  • Influence Technology Through OEM Partnerships: Engage with key suppliers and OEMs to drive equipment design improvements, innovation, and advanced technology adoption.
  • Serve as a Senior Mechanical SME: Mentor engineers and technicians, lead OEM specific training, and build mechanical capability across blow molding, filling, and downstream platforms.
  • Support Troubleshooting & CI Deployment: Assist embedded SMEs and facility teams with problem solving, optimization work, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • lead structured operational handoffs and maintain high operational readiness.
  • Drive Engineering Excellence: Develop and enforce mechanical standards, conduct design reviews and root cause analyses, and lead innovation in mechanical systems and packaging technologies.
  • Lead Network Wide Initiatives: Serve as a mechanical SME for overhauls, CapEx scoping and execution, and multi site alignment activities.
  • fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced high demand production facilities and the ability to be able to perform those duties.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in packaging machinery, mechanical systems design, or high‑speed manufacturing environments.
  • Expert-level knowledge of blow molding, filling, capping, labeling, and downstream packaging platforms.
  • Proven experience leading FAT/SAT, equipment commissioning, and mechanical qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ).
  • Hands-on troubleshooting expertise with complex mechanical, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems.
  • Working knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance methodologies, CMMS systems, and asset care strategies.
  • Proficiency in English: Comfortable with both written and verbal communication, including reading and writing.
  • Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.

Compensation

  • Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Support evaluation and onboarding of robotics, machine vision, and AI driven automation; ensure mechanical compatibility with MES/SCADA/IoT systems.

Equal opportunity

  • fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
  • 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.
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