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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.\nOur 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, FQE is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years.\nWe are seeking Controls Technicians (E&I Techs) for First Quality Tissue. These positions will be located in Lock Haven, PA.\nHiring for all shifts.\nThe primary role of theControls Technician is to troubleshoot, repair, replace and commission all electrical control devices including AC drives, DC drives, servo controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, power supplies and indicator lights. Responsibilities also include operational repairs on all equipment taking necessary action to resolve issues.\nThe ideal candidate should possess the following skills:\nHigh school diploma with Associate Degree in Electrical/Electro-mechanical Technology or related field or equivalent work experience\n1-3 years industrial electrical experience\nFundamental knowledge of electrical theory and principles of operation\nAdvanced knowledge of controller-based hardware and software\nAllen Bradley and/or Siemens programming experience preferred.\nStandard knowledge of product specifications, quality requirements, production goals, efficiency and waste\nGood analytical skills, and with assistance can operate production equipment.\nAbility to make quick and accurate electrical repairs.\nMust have good communication skills and be able to work well in a team oriented environment.\nExperience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing plant electronic and electrical equipment including programmable logic controllers, AC & DC motors and drives, machine control and other associated equipment.\nAbility to diagnose and repair machine control problems utilizing the machine’s PLC program.\nFirst 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.\nFirst Quality is an Equal Opportunityemployer. 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