Maintenance Operations Leader

Maintenance Operations Leader

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 Maintenance Operations Leader for First Quality Products located in McElhattan, PA.  This position will be responsible for leading all maintenance team members on crew and managing company assets to safely maximize machine equipment and its components.   

Primary responsibilities include:

General Responsibilities

• Follows and ensures accountability for all necessary regulations (i.e.: GMP, FDA, and ISO)
• Monitors all maintenance work orders and sets crew/shift goals
• Collaborates in planning daily maintenance
• Provide direction and resources as necessary for off shift/afterhours support
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so

Communication/Collaboration Responsibilities

• Ensures proper communications and plans to shift support and crews
• Verifies communication of process changes and quality procedure/specification changes
• Supports the support teams with key initiatives and special projects

Safety Leadership

• Demonstrates and verifies 100% compliance of safety best practices with team members
• Drives a zero-loss time mentality with team through continuous improvement practices
• Assures personal participation and team verification for 100% compliance of monthly safety audits, Safety Committees, safety observations, LMS training, etc.

People Leadership

• Understands and models the values and culture of the company
• Serves as a positive team player that works to find solutions and builds team morale
• Leads, coaches and mentors all direct team members and indirect support teams to achieve goals and successful execution of the maintenance plan on the shift
• Empowers others and models accountability
• Builds trusting and caring relationships with all team members
• Leads cross-company teamwork and collaboration
• Drives execution on completion of tasks
• Completes on time, well-written reviews
• Provides continuous feedback to team members
• Partners with Maintenance Manager and Training Department to schedule and support skills training and individual development of team members
• Evaluates/verifies technical skills of team members to identify skill gaps and training needs

Business Management & Administrative Responsibilities

• Leads a robust asset management and housekeeping program
• Assists with developing, distributing, and executing preventative maintenance schedules for equipment. Continuously re-evaluating PM program for optimal efficiency
• Assists with trouble shooting of all machinery, equipment, and components as needed
• Assists with business improvement projects as applicable
• Provides support for line changeovers
• Manages events and/or incidents per protocols
• Assists in time and attendance record keeping
• Assists in collecting and publishing maintenance metrics and reports

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Minimum of two years of college courses (preferred)
• Minimum of five years’ experience within maintenance role (preferred)
• Minimum of two years of experience in a leadership capacity
• Knowledge and/or experience with CMMS
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, computer skills, and mathematical skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook & Excel)

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.