Utilities Specialist – Chemical Receiving / Starch Processing

About First Quality:

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

Job Description: Utilities Specialist – Chemical Receiving / Starch Processing

Responsible for safely executing all utilities functions/tasks in a consistent manner in compliance with established policies and procedures to ensure the daily integrity of chemical inventory accuracy, loading, unloading and housekeeping efforts of the Utilities operation.

Responsibilities:

• • Responsible for calculating accurate tallies and documentation during the loading and unloading of chemicals, and warehousing process.
  • Responsible for quality/customer satisfaction in regards to product integrity during the loading, unloading, and warehousing process.
  • Responsible for handling chemicals and preparing storing documentation and packaging requirements.
  • Responsible for receiving and inventory management through SAP.
  • Responsible for observing safety rules and always performing in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Responsible for being aware of situations requiring PPE and special safety precautions.
  • Responsible for inspecting equipment used on a shift basis and reports defects to Management.
  • Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization of the utility’s facilities.
  • Stores and handles the chemical materials in accordance with utility’s policies and procedures.
  • Supports paper machines with material requests.
  • Assists Inventory Specialist with conducting inventories when necessary.
  • Ensures the integrity and accuracy of all inventories on a daily basis.
  • Maintains an efficient product flow to the operating areas.
  • Responsible for maintaining inventory of raw starch material.
  • Responsible for loading starch cooking system and removing empty bags.
  • Responsible for housekeeping in the starch building.
  • Write workorders and follow up on status to keep starch system operating at peak performance
  • Works with paper machine to ensure constant flow of starch as needed.
  • Attend outage planning meets with paper machine operations, essential to understand the needs of the paper machines. Meetings to attend will be identified after the process starts up.
  • Responsible for process rounds on starch equipment to identify issues and communicate to the paper machines if process is having issues

  Qualifications:

  • Must be able to work overtime and any shift/schedule assigned (current schedule is Mon – Fri)
  • High School diploma or equivalent required.
  • Ability to operate fork trucks in a safely and efficiently.
  • Fundamental knowledge of general warehouse procedures and product codes.
  • Fundamental knowledge of PPE while handling chemicals.
  • Fundamental computer knowledge and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
  • SAP knowledge is desired

  What We Offer You

  We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

  • Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
  • Paid time off (three-week minimum)
  • Medical, dental and vision starting day one
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
  • Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
  • Tuition assistance
  • Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
  • ...and more!

  • First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

    First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

    For immediate consideration, please go to the Careers section at www.firstquality.com

    to complete our online application.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.