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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 [http://www.fairlife.com]. Job summary:  The Packaging Supervisor is a frontline leader responsible for safe, efficient, and high-quality packaging operations during an assigned shift. This role provides hands-on leadership to packaging teams, sets clear shift priorities, and ensures compliance with production, safety, food safety, and quality standards. The Packaging Supervisor fosters a positive, accountable team environment while driving performance across people, processes, and equipment.  responsibilities:   * Own shift-level performance for packaging operations, including safety, quality, service, and cost, across blow molding, filling, sleeving, case packing, palletizing, and all auxiliary and cleaning equipment.  * Directly supervise, coach, and develop packaging operators, ensuring employees are trained, certified, and capable of safely operating equipment to standard while meeting daily production requirements.  * Hold employees accountable to company policies, procedures, processes and conduct through timely coaching, documentation, and collaboration with management on progressive discipline.  * Ensure accurate time and attendance administration, validating attendance points, and addressing discrepancies promptly.  * Lead all aspects of shift execution, including production runs, sanitation activities, changeovers, and planned shutdowns, ensuring adherence to schedules, standards, and priorities.  * Facilitate effective shift handover and daily direction-setting meetings, clearly communicating priorities, risks, performance gaps, and expectations to ensure continuity and accountability across shifts.  * Champion a strong safety culture by immediately addressing unsafe conditions or behaviors, escalating hazards and incidents appropriately, adjusting production plans to mitigate risk, and serving as first responder when trained.  * Communicate proactively with cross-functional partners (Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Sanitation, Planning) regarding operating condition changes, production issues, preventative maintenance/work order and quality risks.  * Maintain continuous GMP and safety audit readiness by ensuring cleanliness and compliance of floors, drains, conveyors, and equipment.  * Execute and audit sanitation and equipment standards including Master Sanitation Schedule, Centerline, and Clean-Inspect-Lubricate (CIL) tasks.  * Verify proper execution of CIP processes to ensure equipment is production-ready within required timelines.  * Initiate and manage product holds per Quality standards and coordinate with Quality and Warehouse teams for proper segregation and traceability.  * Lead held-product rework activities in alignment with Quality guidance and documentation requirements.  * Lead root cause analysis for shift losses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and sustained.  * Manage consumable inventory daily to support planned production requirements.  * Contribute to the creation, revision, and deployment of SOPs and One Point Lessons (OPLs), ensuring changes are trained and embedded into standard work.  skills/qualifications required:   * Bachelor’s degree in a related field or prior supervisory or people-leadership experience with direct oversight of hourly production employees in a high-volume environment  * Minimum of one (1) year of manufacturing experience in a food and/or beverage environment  * Proven ability to lead, coach, train, and fairly and consistently hold employees accountable for safety, quality, attendance, and performance expectations  * Experience leading shift-based manufacturing teams, including setting priorities, managing labor, and responding to real-time production challenges  * Dairy manufacturing experience, including ESL and/or aseptic processing, preferred  * Strong working knowledge of automated packaging operations and equipment, including blow molding, filling, labeling/sleeving, case packing, palletizing, and ancillary systems  * Strong commitment to workplace safety, with the ability to identify hazards, respond to incidents, and promote a culture of safety and accountability  * Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and quality standards, with experience maintaining audit readiness  * Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners such as Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams  * Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills  * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities and high accountability  working conditions and physical requirements:   * 12 hours sitting/standing/walking around the production floor  * Ability to lift up to 40 lbs of materials  * Reaching/bending requirements including climbing ladders or elevated areas  * Hand dexterity for operating machinery or computer systems  * Exposure to hazards (machinery noise, confined spaces, chemical handling, etc.)  * Wearing PPE such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and slip-resistant boots  * Specific atmospheric conditions and environmental factors  * Any other physical requirements including desk work, meetings, and data entry      food safety requirements:  * Notify leadership of any repairs or adjustments 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.    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 wellbeing resources designed to support you physically, emotionally, socially, and financially, both in and out of work.   * Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective day one!   * 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 Groups   * Our manufacturing facilities are climate-controlled and have a pristine work environment    fairlife’s nour!sh program is designed to meet you where you are — supporting your individual wellbeing journey while enabling you to do your best work every day.   Position location: Coopersville, MI  Reports to: Packaging Manager  Travel requirements: <10%  exempt/nonexempt: exempt   base rate: $85,000 *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: $80,000—$85,000 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 [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.

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 [http://www.fairlife.com]. Job summary:  The Packaging Supervisor is a frontline leader responsible for safe, efficient, and high-quality packaging operations during an assigned shift. This role provides hands-on leadership to packaging teams, sets clear shift priorities, and ensures compliance with production, safety, food safety, and quality standards. The Packaging Supervisor fosters a positive, accountable team environment while driving performance across people, processes, and equipment.  responsibilities:   * Own shift-level performance for packaging operations, including safety, quality, service, and cost, across blow molding, filling, sleeving, case packing, palletizing, and all auxiliary and cleaning equipment.  * Directly supervise, coach, and develop packaging operators, ensuring employees are trained, certified, and capable of safely operating equipment to standard while meeting daily production requirements.  * Hold employees accountable to company policies, procedures, processes and conduct through timely coaching, documentation, and collaboration with management on progressive discipline.  * Ensure accurate time and attendance administration, validating attendance points, and addressing discrepancies promptly.  * Lead all aspects of shift execution, including production runs, sanitation activities, changeovers, and planned shutdowns, ensuring adherence to schedules, standards, and priorities.  * Facilitate effective shift handover and daily direction-setting meetings, clearly communicating priorities, risks, performance gaps, and expectations to ensure continuity and accountability across shifts.  * Champion a strong safety culture by immediately addressing unsafe conditions or behaviors, escalating hazards and incidents appropriately, adjusting production plans to mitigate risk, and serving as first responder when trained.  * Communicate proactively with cross-functional partners (Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Sanitation, Planning) regarding operating condition changes, production issues, preventative maintenance/work order and quality risks.  * Maintain continuous GMP and safety audit readiness by ensuring cleanliness and compliance of floors, drains, conveyors, and equipment.  * Execute and audit sanitation and equipment standards including Master Sanitation Schedule, Centerline, and Clean-Inspect-Lubricate (CIL) tasks.  * Verify proper execution of CIP processes to ensure equipment is production-ready within required timelines.  * Initiate and manage product holds per Quality standards and coordinate with Quality and Warehouse teams for proper segregation and traceability.  * Lead held-product rework activities in alignment with Quality guidance and documentation requirements.  * Lead root cause analysis for shift losses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and sustained.  * Manage consumable inventory daily to support planned production requirements.  * Contribute to the creation, revision, and deployment of SOPs and One Point Lessons (OPLs), ensuring changes are trained and embedded into standard work.  skills/qualifications required:   * Bachelor’s degree in a related field or prior supervisory or people-leadership experience with direct oversight of hourly production employees in a high-volume environment  * Minimum of one (1) year of manufacturing experience in a food and/or beverage environment  * Proven ability to lead, coach, train, and fairly and consistently hold employees accountable for safety, quality, attendance, and performance expectations  * Experience leading shift-based manufacturing teams, including setting priorities, managing labor, and responding to real-time production challenges  * Dairy manufacturing experience, including ESL and/or aseptic processing, preferred  * Strong working knowledge of automated packaging operations and equipment, including blow molding, filling, labeling/sleeving, case packing, palletizing, and ancillary systems  * Strong commitment to workplace safety, with the ability to identify hazards, respond to incidents, and promote a culture of safety and accountability  * Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and quality standards, with experience maintaining audit readiness  * Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners such as Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams  * Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills  * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities and high accountability  working conditions and physical requirements:   * 12 hours sitting/standing/walking around the production floor  * Ability to lift up to 40 lbs of materials  * Reaching/bending requirements including climbing ladders or elevated areas  * Hand dexterity for operating machinery or computer systems  * Exposure to hazards (machinery noise, confined spaces, chemical handling, etc.)  * Wearing PPE such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and slip-resistant boots  * Specific atmospheric conditions and environmental factors  * Any other physical requirements including desk work, meetings, and data entry      food safety requirements:  * Notify leadership of any repairs or adjustments 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.    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 wellbeing resources designed to support you physically, emotionally, socially, and financially, both in and out of work.   * Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective day one!   * 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 Groups   * Our manufacturing facilities are climate-controlled and have a pristine work environment    fairlife’s nour!sh program is designed to meet you where you are — supporting your individual wellbeing journey while enabling you to do your best work every day.   Position location: Coopersville, MI  Reports to: Packaging Manager  Travel requirements: <10%  exempt/nonexempt: exempt   base rate: $85,000   #LI-BB1 *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: $80,000—$85,000 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 [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.