Project Engineer

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 Project Engineer for Nutek Disposables located in McElhattan, PA.

This position will be responsible for the specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of major capital projects (primarily equipment), to improve efficiencies, quality or expand the manufacturing operation.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develops project/equipment recommendations including: technical, commercial, and financial.
• Coordinates and manages installation activities across multiple disciplines to meet project objectives (includes startup and validations).
• Leads machine design changes to lower costs and/or improve quality while ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Utilizes project management skills to prepare and communicate project status, budget updates, schedules, and coordinates multiple internal and external disciplines to meet required schedules.
• Forms and leads cohesive project teams with representatives from a variety of functional groups, including Process Engineers, Controls Engineers, Packaging Engineers, Safety Engineers, Purchasing, Customer Service, Maintenance, Production, Planning/Purchasing, and Quality Assurance.
• Writes procedures and manuals and trains operation personnel.
• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
• Follows necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a process manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience successfully leading and implementing large capital projects.
• High speed, high volume production machinery experience is preferred.
• Standard knowledge and close tolerance of high speed manufacturing equipment.
• Standard knowledge in material handling concepts, material flow concepts, and plant layout.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Standard knowledge of cost accounting principles.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to identify machine, material, and/or process improvements and implement solutions.
• Ability to teach/train operating personnel and write procedures/manuals.

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 (years’ 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.

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