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 a Controls Engineer for our start up First Quality Tissue site located in Defiance, OH.  The Controls Engineer specifies, designs, implements, and maintains complex controls systems and software programming on production equipment and associated machinery while solving complex problems.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Accountable for directing controls engineering activities for site expansions and major capital projects and delivering comprehensive support to ensure operational excellence. Work with OEMs, vendors, and contractors to design, install, integrate and start-up new equipment and process controls. This includes selecting and approving electrical and instrumentation components, reviewing, approving electrical and process control network designs, evaluating software, conducting machine acceptance testing and resolving issues.
• Responsible for specifying Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLC’s, HMI’s, servo systems, instrumentation, network components and analysis software in accordance with FQT controls standards.
• Assesses, identifies, schematically designs, and makes complex program modifications in DCS, PLC logic, HMI programs and servo controller logic for production equipment and associated assets. Provides quality checks to insure correct software development.
• Performs high level troubleshooting, in-depth critical thinking, and utilizes all internal & external resources to solve any electrical, mechanical or process problem.  Leads & assists others in troubleshooting machinery, equipment, components, and programs including PLC’s HMI’s Servo systems and Robotics.
• Provides technical and operations training to Controls Technicians, production, warehouse, and other personnel as needed.  Shares knowledge and techniques with team members and coordinates the training of new personnel.
• May be exposed to high noise environments.
• May be exposed to dust during certain tasks.
• May be exposed to heights
• First 6 months, training primarily in Anderson, South Carolina

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/controls/ mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with demonstrated results.
• Experience with industrial control networks design, set up and troubleshooting.
• Focused controls engineering experience including specifying control elements/devices, programming control loops, troubleshooting/optimizing processes.
• Advanced PLC based hardware and software, Distributed Control Systems, and automation experience.
• Proven ability to lead large capital projects.
•  Candidates must be proficient in:
  • CAD software, AutoCAD 
  • Microsoft office
• Strong communication, analytical and collaboration skills interfacing with all levels of the organization; ability to simplify complex issues and resolve issues.
• Computer skills including specific controls programming software, email, word processing, spreadsheet applications, and project management software.
• Prior supervisory experience a plus.
• Prior experience in any of these areas a plus:
  • Paper Machine
  • Raw Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Utilities – Compressors and Boilers
• Ability to travel to consultant engineering office, vendors, and expansion site. This role will transition to the new expansion site.

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!