First Quality was founded over 30 years ago and has grown to become a diversified family of companies with over 4,000 employees. Manufacturing Adult Incontinence Products, Feminine Hygiene Products, Baby Wipes, Adult Washcloths, and Consumer Paper Products, we serve institutional and retail markets throughout the world. Our trusted, household brands include Prevail®, Cuties®, Plenty®, Panda®, and Incognito®
 
Our facilities operate independently to maintain focus on the markets they serve, but benefit from being a part of the First Quality family of companies. We may be spread out across 9 locations and 2 countries, but we are one team! With our focus on innovation, technology, and sustainability, we strive to create the best products that stand out and make a real difference in people’s lives without ever sacrificing quality for affordability.
 
If advanced technology, innovative thinking, and a passion for challenging the status quo excite you, come join our team at First Quality! When you look at one of our job listings what you’ll find is an opportunity: to meet teams who challenge each other to improve, encounter leaders who empower you to experiment, and discover work that inspires you. As a new employee in our FQ family your training begins day one and continues throughout your career as you learn and grow with our organization. Be part of making things better – apply today to join our team at www.firstquality.com/join-us!

Industry: Manufacturing
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees

First Quality

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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 an **Associate Product Development Scientist **for our **First Quality Products site **located in **McElhattan, PA. **

**This position is responsible for creating, developing, and implementing new and proprietary designs of absorbent-related product systems based upon business, customer, and consumer needs as well as provide support for the needs of present product systems to assure competitive performance and value. **

**Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities: **

- Participate as a member of the Product Development team; execute projects in timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner, and contribute to the growth of the team and department.

- Design new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs.

- Develop new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, and ensure all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance.

- Use basic Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques to develop experimental plans.

- Support the existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns.

- Provide technical support to reduce consumer complaints.

- Support corporate proprietary technology by documenting and patenting novel ideas.

- Develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use.

- Work with more senior scientist or manager to help set project objectives.

- Coach and develop indirect reports to enhance team performance towards department objectives.

**Education and experience requirements: **

- **Able to travel ~20-30% to US and International for product and process trials. **

- Four-year technical degree (e.g. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science Engineering) or equivalent; additional business studies preferred.

- 3+ years in R&D inventing, developing, and implementing new products.

- Knowledge of and experience with developing product systems for the retail market, preferably hygiene products.

- Knowledge of materials used in retail absorbent products (e.g. pulp, super absorbent polymers, nonwovens).

- Working knowledge of consumer product converting technologies for pulp, paper, and nonwoven materials.

- Experience with the process of searching, evaluating, and filing patents.

- Experience providing direction for the physical testing of hypotheses, resulting in specific conclusions and recommendations.

- Able to speak, read and write the English language and have strong oral and written communication skills.

- Good analytical skills, with working knowledge of basic statistics.

- Good computer skills in Microsoft Office program.

**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 (year's 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.

For immediate consideration, please go to the Careers section at www.firstquality.com to complete our online application.

Associate Product Development Scientist

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Industry: Armed Forces
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees

DC Army National Guard

**Job Description**

If you’re interested in a career in environmental health, join the Army National Guard as a Water Treatment Specialist. This role is paramount to the health and safety of your fellow Soldiers, and you will be the one to ensure that they live and work in sanitary conditions.

Your duties will include: site reconnaissance and preparation for water treatment activity; set up equipment and facilities; operation and maintenance of water treatment equipment; management of portable water supplies; monitoring the storage, transport, and disposal of waste; water quality analysis and testing; and the inspection of facilities and food supplies for the presence of disease, germs, and other environmentally hazardous conditions.

**Helpful Skills**

-  Interest in algebra, biology, chemistry, and general science

-  High attention to detail

-  Interest in protecting the environment

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career as a food and drug inspector, public health inspector, health and safety inspector, or an industrial hygienist.

**Earn While You Learn**

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

After 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you will learn fundamental Soldiering skills, you will attend 14 weeks of Advanced Individual Training that will include a combination of hands-on and classroom training where you will learn how to identify health hazards and how to inspect food products, food service operations, wastewater, and waste disposal facilities. You may even qualify for a certified apprenticeship in this occupation.

**Benefits/Requirements**

**Benefits**

- Paid training

- A monthly paycheck

- Montgomery GI Bill

- Federal and State tuition assistance

- Retirement benefits for part-time service

- Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)

- 401(k)-type savings plan

- Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)

- Health care benefits available

- VA home loans

- Bonuses, if applicable

- Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change

**Requirements**

- Military enlistment in the Army National Guard

- Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate

- Must be between the ages of 17 and 35

- Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards

- Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details)

Requires military enlistment. Programs and benefits are subject to change. Ask your Army National Guard recruiter for the most up-to-date information. Actual MOS assignment may depend on MOS availability.

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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 an experienced**Process Engineer **for our**First Quality **facility located in**McElhattan, PA. **

**This position will be responsible for providing technical leadership on assigned lines with similar technology. With Product Development, Production, Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Project Engineering, provides technical leadership and support to achieve required new products and product improvements; manufacturing cost and quality improvements; and manufacturing equipment utilization, reliability, speeds, scrap rates, and efficiency goals. **

**Primary responsibilities include: **

- 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.

**The ideal candidate should possess the following: **

- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.

- 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.

- 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.

**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.

**For immediate consideration, please go to the Careers section at www.firstquality.com **

**to complete our online application. **

Process Engineer

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