Facilities Manager

Job Description

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 Facilities Manager for our First Quality Retail Services facility located in Lewistown, PA.

This position acts as the manager responsible for maintaining the building and grounds. Responsibilities also include operation and maintenance of utility systems plus management of contract services for the facility and property.

Primary responsibilities include:

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• Ensure safe work practices are being followed, and violations are corrected immediately.
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• Manage all maintenance activities (mechanical & electrical) for assigned utility systems to minimize downtime and control costs.
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• Assigns work and supervises hourly employees or contractors assigned to work.
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• Document and implement preventative maintenance programs and track to identify process/machine improvements, program effectiveness.
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• Comply with local, state and federal documentation and control requirements.
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• Responsible for operation and maintenance of building HVAC, Cooling Towers, Plant Compressed Air System, all fire Protection Systems and Site Security.
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• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
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• Develop and document process characteristics for each utility process.
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• Plan and implement a program for ongoing technical training for maintenance and operations personnel.
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• Identify and scope facilities and utilities projects and lead system design and installation for them.
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• Research and recommend quality and/or productivity improvements.
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• Directly responsible for the improvement of efficiencies of assigned utility systems.
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• Act as technical resource in the development of plans for facility and utility expansion.
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• Design/revise SOP’s relating to utilities/facilities activities and work with environmental groups to prepare required documentation.
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• Act as liaison with vendors for technical issues.
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The ideal candidate should possess the following:

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• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing industry.
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• A minimum of three (3) years of Facility Maintenance experience.
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• A minimum of five (5) years in a position of progressive responsibility
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• Prior experience with a Preventative Maintenance Program.
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• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
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• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
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• Knowledge of work order software package and spare parts inventory control.
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• Knowledge of and maintenance of utilities and facilities.
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• Knowledge of equipment installation, maintenance and construction methods and practices.
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• Ability to identify machine, material and/or process improvements and implementation solutions.
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• Ability to teach/train operation and maintenance personnel and write procedure/manuals.
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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:

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

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