Maintenance Reliability Manager ( {{city}})

Job Description

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, youll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Reliability Manager for our First Quality Baby Products facility located in Lewistown, PA.

This position will be responsible for the management of the Maintenance Department and machine process development.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Follows necessary GMP and ISO regulations/guidelines.
• Ensures safe work practices are being followed and violations are corrected immediately.
• Manages all maintenance department activities (mechanical, electrical, machine shop) to minimize downtime and control costs.
• Documents and implements preventative maintenance programs (schedule logs) and tracks to identify process/machine improvements and program effectiveness.
• Evaluates and recommends quality changes to existing maintenance personnel.
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
• Tracks and develops parts spending and usage plans.
• Develops budgetary plans for accounting.
• Process Related:
• Develops and documents process control characteristics for each production process.
• Plans and implements a program for ongoing technical training for maintenance and process personnel.
• Researches and recommends quality and/or productivity improvements for manufacturing.
• Aids production in the selection of qualified personnel for line operations.
• Implements a program to track and improve changeover times.
• Improves efficiencies as they relate to downtime and machine design.
• Acts as the technical resource in the development of plans for evaluation of BOMs and review of results.
• Understands manufacturing methods and the implications of design changes on production efficiency as well as quality.
• Suggests product improvements and evaluate quality data for links to improvements.
• Designs and revises standard operating procedures relating to process development activities and prepare required documentation.
• Acts as a liaison with vendors for Product Technical issues.
• Product Development
• Supports production and quality assurance department with trials and implementation of new machine technology as needed.
• Prepares trial protocols, conducts trials and evaluates subsequent results using statistical methods of analysis, then prepares reports based upon this analysis.
• Develops and implements trial plans to insure successful transfer of technology to the production department.
• Supervises the Parts Specialist and Machinists.

Education and experience requirements:

• A minimum of five years experience in a manufacturing industry.
• A minimum of seven years of industrial maintenance experience.
• A minimum of five years in a position of progressive responsibility leading to a manager with a manufacturing company.
• Prior experience with a Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Standard knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
• Standard knowledge of work order software packages and spare parts inventory control.
• Excellent communication skills.

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 to complete our online application.