Packaging manager Jobs in Rochester, NY

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With nearly $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.

The construction of fairlife's manufacturing facility in Webster, NY is underway. This state-of-the-art, 750k sq ft, greenfield plant is expected to be operational in late 2025 and will lay the foundation for fairlife's next phase of growth as the leading dairy nutrition provider. While coupling the industry's latest technologies and fairlife's operational excellence to build this world-class facility, fairlife plans to hire 250 new employees and bring in approximately 5 million lbs. of milk a day, with room to grow over the coming years.

job purpose :

The Mechanical Engineer continuously evaluates the plant machines for reliability and effectiveness. In fulfilling this role, the Mechanical Engineer works closely with engineering team department members, maintenance, and operations. They provide day-to-day technical support on all aspects of plant machine center operations. The Mechanical Engineer works with maintenance planning and operations to plan and schedule all preventive and predictive maintenance for machines as needed. They will act as plant liaison for new system start up and commissioning by all outside controls contractors and system integrators to ensure proper transfer of documented PLC program changes, manuals, and adequate training on the installation / changes that have been completed.

Responsibilities :

• Provide technical direction and leadership for plant packaging subject matter experts of blow molders, case packers, sleeve applicators and palletizers.
• Determine root cause of reliability failures and implement measures to prevent future events.
• Analyze machine efficiency and reliability data to identify opportunities for improving performance and to reduce downtime & costs.
• Design and implement packaging equipment improvement projects and upgrades. Reverse engineer and improve OEM part designs.
• Provide technical support on machine reliability issues.
• Troubleshoot a wide range of issues related to the operation of packaging equipment.
• Work closely with OEM technicians and leverage all available resources to minimize downtime.
• Maintain and update all relevant documentation for machine centers, such as schematics and manuals.
• Make data-driven recommendations for critical spare parts to be maintained in internal inventory.
• Validate and characterize new processes, equipment, and fixtures for production implementation, prioritizing damage-free performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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position location : Webster, NY

reports to : Engineering & Reliability Manager

exempt / nonexempt : Exempt

Base pay range : $110,000—$120,000 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 [email protected] .