What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at First Quality?
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), 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 looking for an experienced Project Engineer for our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in Macon, GA.
This position is responsible for the specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of major capital projects, to improve efficiencies, quality or expand the manufacturing operation.
Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:
- Prepares timelines, schedules, and coordinates multiple disciplines to meet required schedules.
- Prepares equipment/line proposals, installations, startups, and validations.
- Analyzes trend data, troubleshoots process problems.
- 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.
Education and experience requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
- Minimum 5 years experience in process manufacturing environment.
- High speed, high volume production machinery experience is preferred.
- Maintenance background preferred.
- Standard knowledge and close tolerance of high speed manufacturing equipment.
- Standard knowledge in material handling concepts, material flow concepts, and plant layout.
- Standard knowledge of cost accounting principles.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to identify machine, material, and/or process improvements and implementation solutions.
- Ability to teach/train operating personnel and write procedures/manuals.
- Ability to teach/train operating personnel and write procedures/manuals,
Excellent compensation and benefits, which are effective the first day of employment!
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.
