Continuous Improvement Specialist

fairlife, LLC
Rochester, NY
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 Continuous Improvement Specialist will be responsible for assessing, monitoring, and enhancing business performance. A successful CI Specialist will analyze current practices and develop business process improvements as well as implement changes in workflows, structures, and/or teams to ensure continuous company performance.

key responsibilities

  • Help build and implement CI systems including daily management routines, cross-functional communications, and problem-solving processes.
  • Analyze operational data to identify and eliminate losses.
  • Support teams in defining standard work and building system reliability.
  • Lead initiatives on Autonomous Maintenance, and OEE improvement.
  • Train and coach operators in Lean tools and CI practices.
  • Engage directly with frontline teams to support daily execution.
  • Coaching in Daily Management System (MDI), problem solving, lean initiatives, and leader standard work
  • Leader for problem-solving projects

skills/qualifications

  • Associates degree in a technical field (biology, chemistry, math) [Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field preferred.]
  • Experience in Operations/Manufacturing
  • Familiar with A3 problem solving, Daily Improvement practices, tiered meetings, Gemba walks, and Six Sigma tools
  • 1-5 years of manufacturing experience; greenfield or startup experience a plus.
  • Familiarity with CI tools such as root cause analysis, 5S, SMED, and A3.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Motivated by accountability, curiosity, and drive. Strong desire to learn and grow.
  • Willingness to spend time on the floor, and with individuals and teams from all functional areas, building systems from the ground up

position location: Webster, NY

reports to: Continuous Improvement Manager

travel requirements: 5% (up to 30% in first 3 months)

exempt/nonexempt: exempt

  • 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:

$75,000—$95,000 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] .

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.
Posted 2025-08-29

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