Process Engineering Technician
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®.
We are seeking a Process Engineering Technician for Nutek Disposables located in McElhattan, PA. This position will be responsible for providing process trouble shooting and setup for production to achieve speeds, efficiency, scrap goals, manufacturing cost, product improvements and new products.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Works closely with Production, Planning, QA & Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects.
- Provide “Day to Day” process trouble shooting support to operations.
- Attends morning shift exchange meeting.
- Attends pre-PM meetings to input on additional non-PM related work, resources, schedule and scope of work.
- Works with operations to efficiently plan and execute C/Os
- Assist P.E. in identifying the causes and solutions for material variances.
- Assist P.E. in identifying the causes and solutions for high spare part usage.
- Assist P.E. with monthly complaint trends and opportunities.
- Assist PE in minimizing waste streams.
- Assist PE in establishing and maintaining maximum safe production speeds.
- Provide support for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety.
- Participates in daily and monthly operational meetings.
- Supports all machine and product upgrades.
- Provides technical and operational training to operators and maintenance as needed.
- Leads and/or assist PD and QA on new product/process improvements and material trials on his/her assigned production lines while minimizing production impacts.
- Supports PD and material trials, by participation if needed.
- Provides process input on all trials.
- Maintains, audits, and updates as needed “Good Run” documentation, ensuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documents, and shared with operators.
- Co-owner of process documentation with PE
- Co-Owner of critical process parameters.
- Analyze trends of daily process audit parameters and work to
- Assist PE in resolving any product specification and BOM issues.
- Works closely with Production, Maintenance, and other Process Engineers to meet daily priorities, coverage, and special projects. Provides operational expertise in troubleshooting production process problems. Provides both operational and technical training as needed.
- Maintains Process Engineering tools. Uses measuring tools, micrometers, Vernier calipers, tachometer, feeler gauges, pitot tubes, Strobo-tach, and high-speed camera.
- Follows OSHA and company procedures in daily activities.
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
- Four years minimum experience with First Quality on production lines as a technical or operational leader.
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Post High School training or classes preferred.
- Personal Computer skills including data entry in spreadsheet formats are needed.
- Must have excellent process troubleshooting skills including demonstrated Statistical Process Control use of control and run charts.
- Must be able to use technical drawings, machine schematics, and manuals in daily work.
- Must follow written procedures and guidelines, good verbal and written communication skills.
- Individual must be self-motivated, and able to work to complete assigned multiple tasks in short time frames and work well with others under time pressures.
- Follow all safety guidelines and identify areas for improvement.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
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 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.
