Packaging Senior Lead - Blow Molder

Job Description

Job Description

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.

how fairlife Nourishes You

At fairlife, we believe in better — and that includes how we support our people. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits and well-being resources designed to support you physically, emotionally, socially, and financially, both in and out of work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental health plans (hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance)
• Paid Time Off to recharge and support work-life balance
• Paid parental leave & adoption assistance (up to $10,000)
• Parental support & family care benefits, including childcare resources and lactation support
• 401(k) to support retirement planning with up to 9% in employer match
• Wellness reimbursement (up to $500 for qualified wellbeing expenses)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for emotional wellbeing and work-life support
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Employer HSA funding (for HDHP participants)
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000) and student loan repayment ($200/month)
• Learning & development programs to unlock your full potential

Rewards & recognition, matching gifts, free product, and Business Resource

base pay range: $36.00 USD

job purpose :

Create equipment owners and experts that will be responsible for keeping the Blow molder machine running efficiently and dedicated to continuous improvement of their equipment.

SME Qualifications/Characteristics :

• Deep understanding of the product flow
• Ability to understand and navigate the HMI at a high level
• Can explain the bottle conveyor flow using the HMI or on the floor with the equipment
• High technical and with mechanical aptitudes
• Open schedule and willing to take calls and assist at all hours including night shift.
• Driven to learn and improve operations and efficiencies
• Someone who is willing to stay in packaging long-term
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with other individuals and contribute to team success
• An understanding or desire to learn Mechatronics
• Ability to troubleshoot 90% + of technical issues, create new recipes, develop SOPs, training material, schedules training, PM guidelines, and PM schedule
• The appropriate candidate should have experience running the equipment as an operator and show proficiency in the daily operations of all packaging equipment
• The technician also requires a strong mechanical background and an excellent understanding of packaging.

responsibilities:

• LOTO and risk assessments
• Identify and communicate material defects
• Follow quality issues to completion
• Own and update all equipment documentation and procedures (CL, CILs, recipes)
• Write equipment specific PM procedures, track completions, update procedure and frequencies as necessary
• Track the life cycle of equipment specific parts and track inventory and order parts as needed
• Navigate and adjust HMI settings as needed
• Communicate cross-functionally with operators, leadership, engineering, CI, vendors and Krones
• Primary troubleshooting resource for equipment- participates in RCAs
• Disassemble, repair, and reassemble equipment components
• Prioritize, schedule, and communicate any projects and maintenance of equipment to leadership and effected departments
• Leads rebuilds and maintenance initiatives
• Create and modify product recipes as needed.
• Supports equipment specific trials
• Gather, analyze, and communicate equipment specific data

skills/qualifications required:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must work in a safe, efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot small problems and be able to discern when issues may require input from levels of authority within the corporation.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.

Associates in electrical engineering preferred or A High School/vocational electrical diploma is required.

• High School level verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computational skills required. Simple math and reasoning required.
• Must be able to operate the equipment effectively after the appropriate break-in period.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must possess or be able to use HMI (human machine interface) devices and understand process trending and SPC (statistical Process Control).

working conditions and physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sitting/Standing/Walking/Lifting/Carrying: The Aseptic Bottle Filler Operator stands throughout their shift. The Filler Operator walks on uneven concrete and tile surfaces. The Filler Operator lifts up to 60 pounds on a frequent basis and 80 pounds on occasional basis. Two or more employees complete lifts of greater than 80 pounds.

Pushing/Pulling/Bending/Stooping: The Filler Operator pushes/pulls/pours boxes of caps stacking collapsed boxes on a pallet or recycle container. The Filler Operator pushes/pulls while using brooms, dust mops and brushes during cleanup duties. The Filler Operator bends and stoops occasionally throughout the workday for varying lengths of time.

Squatting/Kneeling/Crawling/Twisting/Turning: The Filler Operator may squat to pick up product from the floor, or during various cleanup duties. Occasional slight twisting and turning at the waist when testing product, or when performing responsibilities.

Climbing/Balancing/Reaching: Filler Operator steps on and off the filling platform and steps. The Filler Operator reaches below and/or above shoulder level when removing or adding boxes to a pallet or dumping caps into a hopper.

Grasping/Manipulation: Frequent use of the hands and fingers is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Employees will be subject to ambient temperatures.

food safety requirements:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

position location: Goodyear AZ

reports to : Packaging Supervisor

exempt/nonexempt: Non-Exempt

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 View email address on ziprecruiter.com .

For Recruitment Agencies

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.