MES Solution Engineer

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.

The Manufacturing Solution Delivery team provides
** input into the
** strategic direction, technical/functional expertise, and product management for First Quality’s manufacturing systems The MES Solution Engineer, as a key member of the Manufacturing Solution Delivery team, provides functional and technical leadership for the definition, design, and delivery of First Quality’s manufacturing systems.

Solution Engineers are assigned one or more specialization area(s) such as MES, Quality, etc. This position is responsible for
** understanding the
** overall architecture, product management, and delivery of the assigned systems. The person in this role will interact with team members at manufacturing sites to define business requirements, scope solutions, develop specifications, and oversee delivery of solutions including integration to other FQ systems
** and the success knowledge transfer to the First Quality support organization.
** This position is the go-to contact for their assigned system specialization and, as such, serves as the support escalation point for their assigned system(s).  The person in this position owns their assigned system(s) and interacts with all divisions within First Quality. This position will be held accountable for the training, education, and execution of manufacturing systems with the goal to fully utilize their capabilities.

The person in this position will work closely with the leaders and Solution Architects of the following areas:
** Manufacturing Systems,
** Planning & Architecture, Business Systems, Analytics, Software Quality Assurance, Enterprise Application Integration, and Solution Support to maintain a complete end-to-end manufacturing systems lifecycle (Architecture to Support). As such, proven evidence of being a team player is critical for success in this role.
** Primary responsibilities include:
*** Focuses on prioritized  initiatives and plans; is proactive, anticipatory, and driving in nature to provide significant value to divisions/functions.
* Plays a lead role in enabling the business to achieve their objectives through the effective use of technology.
* Work with business leadership to document a clear vision of a business problem/opportunity and how it supports the business plan.
* Works with the Campus/Divisions to understand business strategy and define system requirements.
* Ensures sound integration of processes and assigned systems across FQ.
* Leads/manages delivery of Class B Manufacturing Systems projects/solutions (medium size/complexity) on time, within budget and to customer expectations.
* Ensures adherence to IT Architecture principles and guidelines.
* Ensures optimal application performance and maintainability of assigned systems thus enabling scalability and continuous updates from software vendors.
* Stays current on emerging manufacturing technologies.

MES Responsibilities:
* Provides input into the overall direction, development, and integration of MES…