First Quality · 2 hours ago
Process Engineer
Williamsport, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelFirst Quality is a family-owned company that has grown into a group of companies producing high-quality personal care and household products. The Process Engineer role involves providing technical leadership on assigned lines, collaborating with various departments to achieve production goals and improvements in efficiency, quality, and safety.
ConsumerHealth CareInformation ServicesManufacturingRetail
Hiring Manager
Kathy Thompson
Responsibilities
Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times
Works closely with Production, Planning, QA, and Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects
Ensures material variances are within normal limits
Reviews spare parts usage monthly for trends and opportunities
Provides technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety
Leads and/or assists PD and QA on new product/process improvement and material trials on his/ her assigned production lines while minimizing production impacts
Maintains, audits, and updates as needed “Good Run” documentation, ensuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators
Ensures critical process parameters are monitored and followed
Reviews product specifications and BOM’s for accuracy
May lead the process definition on new production lines and major equipment and the start up, ensuring all process “Good Run” conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators
Flexibility to meet the business needs of a 24/7 operation
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering
Has strong computer proficiency with MS Office, Minitab, SAP, statistics, and design of experiments software
Has exposure to production results reporting systems, SCADA software, and Manufacturing Execution Systems
Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times
Works closely with Production, Planning, QA, and Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects
Ensures material variances are within normal limits
Reviews spare parts usage monthly for trends and opportunities
Provides technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety
Leads and/or assists PD and QA on new product/process improvement and material trials on his/ her assigned production lines while minimizing production impacts
Maintains, audits, and updates as needed 'Good Run' documentation, ensuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators
Ensures critical process parameters are monitored and followed
Reviews product specifications and BOM's for accuracy
May lead the process definition on new production lines and major equipment and the start up, ensuring all process 'Good Run' conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators
Flexibility to meet the business needs of a 24/7 operation
Preferred
Prefers knowledge and experience in the following: high-speed paper converting, web-based film/paper/non-woven fabric manufacturing operations, high speed web handling, glue application systems, ultrasonic bonding, mechanical bonding, embossing, die cutting, fiber handling, dust control, injection molding, root cause analysis, lean manufacturing, and DMAIC Methodology
Benefits
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!
Company
First Quality
Manufacturing Adult Incontinence Products, Feminine Hygiene Products, Baby Wipes, Adult Washcloths, and Consumer Paper Products.
Founded in 1989
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Janiak
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
2025-10-07
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