First Quality was founded in 1989 and, in nearly three decades, has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials and thermoformed plastics), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, First Quality is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are seeking an experienced Process Engineer for our Nutek Disposables facility located in McElhattan, PA.

This position will provide technical leadership on assigned lines with similar technology. With Product Development, Production, Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Project Engineering, provides technical leadership and support to achieve required new products and product improvements; manufacturing cost & quality improvements; and manufacturing equipment utilization, reliability, speeds, scrap rates, and efficiency goals.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Works closely with Production, Planning, QA, & Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects.
• Co-owner with supervisor of presses
• Ensures material variances are within normal limits and creates action when they are not
• Reviews spare parts usage monthly for trends and opportunities
• Reviews monthly complaint information for trends and opportunities
• Ensure that all waste streams are minimized (i.e., start-up, ramp down, etc.)
• Ensure that the maximum safe speeds for all products are being run
• Provides technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned presses for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety.
• Provides technical support for equipment modifications/ upgrades
• Works with Maintenance and Project Engineering to install/modify equipment on existing presses and automation to make new or improved products.
• Analyze optimal process settings through DOEs and product trials
• Validate and document settings for new equipment
• Identify critical process monitoring equipment and gauges that should be calibrated. Set up calibration methods internally and with outside vendors.
• Maintains, audits, and updates as needed “Good Run” documentation, insuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators
• Leads and/or assists PD & QA on new product / process improvement and materials trials on his/her assigned presses while minimizing production impacts.
• Works closely with production supervisor on his/her assigned presses to provide focused daily direction and technical support to crews and maintenance.
• Ensures OSHA and company procedural compliance in assigned press activities.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Qualified four-year degree in Plastics, Plastics Technology and or Polymer Engineering is preferred. Alternately, a Chemical, Mechanical, or Material Science Engineering degree, with an emphasis in plastics.
• Has “entry” level of knowledge and experience in injection molding, mold maintenance, tooling and cell automation.
• Has training in SPC, DOE, and Applied Problem-Solving techniques and has demonstrated successes applying these tools.
• Has strong personal computer proficiency with MS Office, statistics, and design of experiments software. Has exposure to production results reporting systems, SCADA software, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Excellent compensation and benefit package!

For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com & click on the Join Us Tab!

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/Affirmative Action 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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