First Quality
Material Development Engineer
US PA McElhattan
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
Project ManagementExcelSAPIntellectual PropertyMechanical DesignUnityCollaborationMicrosoft OfficeLean Manufacturing
About the role
- 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.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with suppliers, external partners and internal team members including quality and process team members to define material needs and create/refine/review raw material specifications.
- Support funding the growth activities related to materials for the Absorbent Hygiene business.
- Investigate new material and relevant technologies and collaborate with PD team members to continuously improve our absorbent hygiene products.
- Develops deeper material understanding for some of the material categories such as non-wovens, films, pulp, sap, adhesives, elastics and laminates etc.,
- Develops Intellectual proprietary (IP) where applicable to establish competitive advantage, and ensure FTP for performance and cost innovative materials
- Always maintains a high level of professionalism.
- This position will lead the material development and the material cost innovation work process while ensuring consistent material quality, supply and material processability on our lines for our absorbent hygiene products.
- This individual will lead some material innovation activities and work with & provide technical expertise for continuous improvement activities of the process teams for new and existing products within the business unit.
- This role will work in collaboration with each facility's process Engineers, operations, Quality Engineers and Product Developers in addition to working with our external supply partners.
- This individual will lead both internal and external trials in specific material categories.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years in Project or Process Engineering experience.
- Minimum of 5 years in industrial experience.
- Minimum of 2-5 years Material Development/Process experience.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Specific expertise in the following areas:
Nice to have
- Material Testing
- Material Specifications
- Trial planning and execution
- Intellectual Property
- Project Management
- Knowledge of material science and analytical testing procedures.
- Knowledge and use of statistical analysis.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Minitab, as well as other office systems.
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- 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
- Education and experience
Company info
- Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities.
- We are seeking a Material Development Engineer for our First Quality Products facility located in McElhattan, PA.
Equal opportunity
- 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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