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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.\nGuided 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®.\nWe are seeking an experiencedSenior Project Engineer for our First Quality facility located in Lewistown, PA. 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.\nPrincipal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:\nPrepares timelines, schedules, and coordinates multiple disciplines to meet required schedules.\nPrepares equipment/line proposals, installations, startups, and validations.\nAnalyzes trend data, troubleshoots process problems.\nObserves all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.\nPerforms other duties as necessary when directed to do so.\nFollows necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.\nStandard knowledge of high speed manufacturing equipment.\nStandard knowledge in material handling concepts, material flow concepts, and plant layout.\nStandard knowledge of cost accounting principles.\nExcellent oral and written communication skills.\nAbility to identify machine, material and/or process improvements and implementation solutions.\nAbility to teach/train operating personnel and write procedures/manuals.\nEducation and experience requirements:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.\nMinimum five years experience in manufacturing environment.\nHigh speed, high volume production machinery experience is preferred.\nMaintenance background preferred.\nWhat We Offer You\nWe 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:\nCompetitive base salary and bonus opportunities\nPaid time off (three-week minimum)\nMedical, dental and vision starting day one\n401(k) with employer match\nPaid parental leave\nChild and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)\nBundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)\nTuition assistance\nWellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums\n...and more!\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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