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Mechanical Engineer - Technical Team

fairlife
Coopersville, USAfull_timePosted 16 Jun 2026

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<div class="content-intro"><p>fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.</p> <p>With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: <strong>fairlife® ultra-filtered milk</strong>; <strong>Core Power®</strong> High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; <strong>fairlife® nutrition plan™</strong>, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit <a href="http://www.fairlife.com">fairlife.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong>job purpose:</strong></p> <p>fairlife operates two large low acid aseptic bottling facilities in Coopersville, MI and Goodyear, AZ as well as a smaller filtrated products manufacturing site in Dexter, NM. A third large plant is currently being commissioned in Webster, NY. The technical team also supports the fairlife Canada plant in Peterborough, ON.</p> <p>The Utilities & Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing specialized technical oversight, and leading projects through design, construction and operation for all plant utilities systems, ensuring the assigned plants are not stopped due to insufficient utility capacity, reliability or incorrect operation while implementing a utilities strategy to deliver company efficiency and sustainability goals.</p> <p>Apart from technical and people skills, this position requires a strong sense of purpose and ownership in your work, urgency in dealing with issues with minimal supervision, a desire to constantly learn and above all a ‘One Team’ mind set to work through challenges.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop predictive demand, situation analysis tools and load management tools for utility systems based on forecasted plans for existing and new plants ensuring sufficient capacity and cost-effective operation.</li> <li>Define the standards to which all plant utilities will be designed, automated, constructed and operated under the locational quality and supply profiles negotiated with utilities suppliers <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">while meeting all relevant Federal, State and Corporate laws, rules and regulations and sustainability goals.</span></li> <li>Document and clearly communicate the basis of design of all installed equipment to the plants key stakeholders.</li> <li>Provide

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