Continuous Improvement Engineer

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 CI Engineer leads and executes initiatives across people, safety, quality, productivity, and cost optimization by applying Lean Six Sigma tools, structured problem-solving, and data-driven decision making. This role helps craft and sustain a culture of excellence, curiosity, and continuous learning aligned with fairlife's belief in better.

key responsibilities

• Design and implement new CI and OE systems, workflows, and performance routines from scratch.
• Lead site-wide improvement projects focused on eliminating waste and improving performance.
• Establish and coach daily management systems including tiered meetings and KPI tracking.
• Partner across departments to define standard work and deploy tools that improve operational reliability.
• Mentor operations and CI team members through hands-on floor engagement.
• Design, implement, and improve standard work (across any process)
• Strong analytical approach to standard work, time studies, cycle time, line balance, SMED, etc.
• Act as a change agent, building capability and solving complex problems collaboratively.
• Responsibilities will shift as the site matures.
• As a founding member and leader, be a carrier of fairlife culture.

skills / qualifications required

position location : Goodyear, AZ

reports to : Continuous Improvement Manager

travel requirements : 5%

exempt / nonexempt : Exempt

Base pay range : $80,000—$100,000 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.