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 Process Specialist for our First Quality Baby Products  site located in Macon, GA.  This position will be responsible for utilizing materials and manpower to efficiently produce a quality product during the manufacturing process.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times
• Follows necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations/guidelines
• Updates line logbooks on machine operation and troubleshooting and sends shift updates outlining machine performance for the shift
• Attends morning and evening shift change meetings to ensure effective handoff between shifts, and presents major items from the shift and ongoing issues
• Maintains quality standards for the product being produced, supporting and leading proactive quality initiatives such as the Shift Process Cleaning documentation
• Keeps the machine and surrounding areas clean at all times
• Troubleshoots problems and performs adjustments to the machine
• Properly trains machine operators, new line leaders, and other employees as required, and assists them in completing their Pay for Skills requirements
• Inspects product from each line every shift to ensure high quality and performs additional quality checks as required
• Utilizes Quality Window to review quality results and proactively address any outlying issues
• Throughout the shift, proactively monitors all machine performance metrics versus objective and works with the machine team to resolve outstanding issues
• Examines defects and scrap causes and takes appropriate corrective action when needed
• Assists maintenance team and shift supervisor as needed
• Properly completes all necessary paperwork including Work Orders and Work Requests
• Manages lines through team approach principals and developing effective, self- sustaining work teams
• Fill in as Platform Team Process Specialist, as needed

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• 1-2 years of trade school or college and three years of manufacturing experience (preferred)
• Experience troubleshooting high speed manufacturing equipment and monitoring machine performance
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to work in and manage a team-oriented environment
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
• For internal applicants: Completion of Tech III Pay for Skills criteria in Production; advanced knowledge of technical processes, materials, and procedures; and completion of all required training and assessments

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!