Packaging Equipment Specialist

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 Packaging Specialists for our First Quality Baby Products  sitelocated in Macon, GA . This position will be responsible for standardizing operating parameters, changing parts, changeover parts, equipment rebuilds and machinery overhaul of major packaging machinery which include, but are not limited to all baggers, case packers and palletizers etc.; providing employee training on proper set-up and troubleshooting packaging equipment related issues; and providing consistent machinery set up to achieve precise tolerances as well as provide installation, start up support and training for team members.

Primary responsibilities include :

• Observe all safety rules and use of proper safety equipment.
• Adherence to GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.
• Repair mechanical components of equipment as required.
• Establish a structured training process to elevate team member skill sets as it pertains to the packaging equipment, including education on how to effectively interface with the packaging equipment; share knowledge and techniques with team members and assists with training.
• Organize change parts and establish a matrix to identify change parts required by package configuration to simplify changeover process.
• Troubleshoot and analyze mechanical and operational issues on affected equipment and take corrective action to resolve the issues.
• Conduct Process Audits of all equipment to document condition and settings prior to equipment tear down.
• Maintain methodical disassembly process to remain organized, clean and orderly.
• Perform machinery component inspection of all subassemblies and parts for evidence of wear and damage.
• Compare suspect findings to OEM Standards to ensure optimization of unit.
• Complete all required documentation thoroughly and consistently, including the ability to create and / or generate reports as necessary.
• Consistently provide accurate set up of all operating parameters, torque settings, indexing assemblies and fitment alignment etc.

The ideal candidate should possess the following :

Physical Requirements include :

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 :

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.

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