Director, Packaging Technology (Filling & Blow Molding)

The posting, as fairlife wrote it

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.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com .

job purpose :

The Director of Packaging Technology – Filler & Blow Molding will be responsible for leading all engineering and technical aspects of packaging equipment across multiple facilities, with a specific focus on low-acid aseptic bottle blowing and filling. This includes supporting the procurement, installation, commissioning, and validation of new equipment, as well as driving continuous improvement initiatives for existing operations. The ideal candidate is an accomplished engineering leader with a strong background in low-acid aseptic manufacturing, equipment maintenance, and advanced packaging technologies.

responsibilities:

Provide strategic & technical leadership for packaging systems within a high-speed low-acid aseptic manufacturing environment, specifically targeting bottle blowing, filling, packaging equipment, materials, and related technologies.

Lead packaging design strategy for new facilities, expansions, and capital projects, ensuring scalable, standardized, and business-aligned solutions.

Develop packaging concepts, equipment requirements, and capability roadmaps supporting current and future manufacturing needs.

Establish and maintain packaging engineering standards, specifications, and governance across projects, facilities, and suppliers.

Serve as the technical authority for packaging system design, ensuring compliance with standards, regulatory requirements, food safety, and aseptic processing needs.

Own packaging system design through execution, supporting procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, startup, and operational handoff.

Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Project Management to deliver effective packaging solutions.

Develop URS documents, technical specifications, bid packages, and lead supplier evaluations, design reviews, and equipment selection.

Support capital project execution by managing technical risk, equipment integration, validation, acceptance criteria, and performance requirements.

Drive continuous improvement through operational data, root-cause analysis, lessons learned, and adoption of emerging packaging technologies.

Build organizational packaging expertise through standards,
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every day.

position location: Goodyear, AZ, Webster, NY or Coopersville, MI

reports to : VP, Process Technology

travel requirements : 50-70%

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
*Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Base pay range

$180,000 — $200,000 USD

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

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. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email careers@fairlife.com .

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.

Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.